Story Book
3 primary works
Book 5
Lucy's friend, Morag invites her on a paddle steamer trip through the Scottish lochs with her uncle, Captain Ming. Lucy is a special guest, for she once helped Kelpie, the magical water-horse. And though Morag doesn't believe in Kelpie and things like that, she does believe that Lucy will see the mermaid that Captain Ming loves, and be able to stop her from enticing Captain Ming away. A rich weave of fantasy and reality, with the reader - in true Mayne style - never quite sure where one ends and the other begins.
Book 31
Grandfather buys a toy Ark for Imogen, to be fetched the next day. So Imogen sticks a note: 'this probably belongs to Imogen', inside. In the night, a fire destroys the shop; and the flood from the sprinklers sweeps the Ark down the drain on a rocking ride around the world and, finally, back to the rebuilt shop. Imogen, of course, can show the shopkeeper that the Ark is really hers, because there is the sticky paper saying so. And anyway, she knows what's been happening to Noah and his family on their extraordinary journey because she's been thinking about them all the time - and even talking to them on her bright red telephone.
Book 53
These seven illustrated animal stories include a fox and his vixen who save the lives of people; a donkey and a lion who meet out in the desert; and a mischievous kitten reaching for the rooftops in a barn.