Jill Paton Walsh
Jill Paton Walsh is a distinguished writer, best-known for her adult novel, Knowledge of Angels, which was shortlisted for the 1994 Booker Prize. Among her many children’s titles are The Dolphin Crossing (widely acknowledged as a modern classic); Gaffer Samson’s Luck (Winner of the Smarties Prize); The Emperor’s Winding Sheet (Winner of the Whitbread Award) and Thomas and the Tinners (Winner of the Smarties Prize).
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Gripping Tales: Birdy and the Ghosties
Sometimes, Birdy watches her father row people across the dangerous sea, but when the wrinkled old woman asks to be ferried across, Birdy jumps in…
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Gripping Tales: Thomas and the Tinners
The miner's work is hard-they need pasties to keep them going. When Thomas shares his pasty with a small miner, he is rewarded with a…