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Synopsis
Delve into this sack of stories and you will find ... a Martian wearing Granny's jumper, that well-known comic fairy-tale pair Handsel and Gristle, a unicorn, a leprechaun, a princess who is a pig, and many other strange and exciting characters. You won't want to stop reading until you get right to the bottom of the sack! A carefully chosen selection of stories for 8 year olds from Pat Thomson's successful anthology range
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About the Author
As well as being an author and anthologist, Pat Thomson works with teachers as a lecturer and librarian - work which involves a constant search for short stories which have both quality and child-appeal. She is the compiler of many previous, successful age-ranged and subject-ranged anthologies for the Doubleday/Corgi list. She is also an Honorary Vice-President of the Federation of Children's Book Groups. She is married with two grown-up children. Author lives: Northamptonshire
Review
"Good, sound, serviceable and satisfying" * The Sunday Times * "There are thirteen stories to a sackful and each and every one is a tried-and-tested cracker" * Sunday Telegraph * "Will stimulate even the most reluctant reader" * Junior Education * "Good-value, high-class anthology whose appeal should last well beyond the ninth birthday" * Independent on Sunday * "The tales in these compilations will be enjoyed by children of all ages" * TES *
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- PublisherDoubleday
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0385400438
- ISBN 13 9780385400435
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages128
- EditorThomson Pat
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