YA book I read around the 70’s. Fantasy genre. Some kids find an odd-looking stray dog – white with red ears; maybe eyes that glow? They want to adopt the dog. They find out the dog is from the Wild Hunt. The dog isn’t supposed to be in the mortal world. British folklore references.
Series about a boy living on a plane. Plane has a lab?
girl living in Nazi-occupied Finland or Sweden. Mother gives her a necklace (gold?) and is subsequently killed (perhaps in an avalanche?)
Fantasy/ children’s about a Girl and community who are branded on the forehead. Read circa 1995.
I am looking for an anthology of short children’s stories that I had as a child ( in the mid 1980s). Based on my recollection, it should have been published in the late 1970s to mid 1980s. It had a shiny navy blue cover with some illustrations. There were spot color illustrations throughout the book. I would estimate that it had between 200 – 300 pages in total. It contained numerous short stories.
The story that i recall most clearly involves a boy who had to wash dishes as a punishment. During this chore, he was magically transported to a land where everything was made from pancakes. There were countless other stories in this book, including one about elves who were cobblers and a pirate who was a rat.
fictional story of a young man who is hired to help carve horses for a carousel, his model turns out to be a pony/horse stolen from a circus, pony might have been grey. The circus people recognize the pony from the carvings and threaten to destroy the carousel. I read it in the 1960’s, but it was not a new book.
young child book about horse farm, one colt is orphaned and does not have a mother, all the other horses are paired up (mother and baby) ….finally the farmer brings a mother horse and she and colt make a family. all the mother and baby horses look each other including the orphaned colt and his new mother….book was from my childhood probably late 1960’s (1968 or so) thank you
My query is a bit different than the usual… I own 6 original illustrations from a children’s story but do not know the book title, author or illustrator. I am seeking information on the book title. Description – A little princess is in her bedroom and the Queen bursts in holding a clock that is set at 9:45 she wants her to go to sleep. The Princess acquires magical powers, can fly above the castle balance
d on the courtiers and animals and causes the King + Queen to grow so big that they can no longer fit in the house. Now huge, they stare through the kitchen window while she enjoys herself with the chef. Girl wears purple, has a shaggy dog and a Knight and Wizard also seems to be part of the story line. Based on the illustration style and details I would date this edition to the 1967 -1971.
thank you
Three books in a series; time travelers from England arrive on bleak ocean shore, conch shell (speaking?) plays a role; more adult than Narnia; some quest of right and wrong played out; overall somewhat sad and full of loss as story unfolds.
Little girl is a house-guest in her own family’s home. Children’s chapter book. Read in the 1960’s. Plot: a little girl wants to be a house-guest in her own family’s house – to sleep in the guest room and have special cookies made for her. Her parents go along with the little girl’s request. She packs a suitcase so that she can walk up to the door and be admitted as a guest. Also, the little girl has an aunt: The aunt does fun things when she visits, such as getting the whole town to play leap-frog. Many thanks!