Meg and Mog

by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski

Published 28 August 1975
Meg the witch and Mog her cat go off to a wild Hallowe'en party with all the other witches. The spell they cast goes off with a BANG!

Owl at School

by Helen Nicoll

Published 1 April 1984
Meg turns up to the school's sports day in an amazing hat, which so astonishes everyone that there are some surprising results to the races. This title is suitable for children of ages 3 plus years.

Meg and Mog are in the garden, making spells and playing hide-and-seek at the castle. Lift the flaps to reveal fun surprises underneath which also teach readers about numbers, colours and other concepts.

Mog's Missing

by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski

Published 29 September 2005

It's Midsummer's Eve and Meg can't wait to see their friends!

But, Mog has fallen off Meg's broom! Meg and friends form a search party, but however hard they look, Mog just can't be found. Luckily Meg knows a special spell that might be able to help!

Packed with playful illustrations from Jan Pienkowski, this timeless story makes the perfect bedtime read.

Can't get enough of Meg and Mog? Discover their other adventures:
Meg's Mummy
Meg Goes To Bed
Meg & Mog: Three Terrific Tales
Meg Comes To School


Three Favourite Stories

by Helen Nicoll

Published 7 April 2011

Three spellbinding Meg and Mog stories - by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski

There are surprises galore for Meg, Mog and Owl in these three classic Meg and Mog stories: Meg's Eggs, Meg at Sea and Mog in the Fog. As ever, Meg casts her spells with the best of intentions but always with hilarious results. Children will love exploring the colours, sounds and shapes in this bumper volume, perfect for sharing or reading alone.

Helen Nicoll worked with Jan Pienkowski for over forty years, first at the BBC and then on the Meg and Mog stories. She owned and ran the audio company Cover to Cover for many years. Helen lived in Marlborough, Wiltshire. She died on September 30, 2012.

Jan Pienkowski is a celebrated illustrator of children's books. He has won the Greenaway Medal twice - for his illustration of Joan Aiken's The Kingdom Under the Sea and for Haunted House. Jan lives in London.

Look out for all the Meg and Mog stories:

Meg and Mog; Three Favourite Stories; Meg, Mog and Og; Meg and Mog; Meg and Mog Play Hide and Seek; Three Terrific Tales; Mog's Missing' Mog in the Fog; Mog at the Zoo; Mog Goes to Bed; Meg Comes to School; Meg on the Moon; Meg's Veg; Meg's Castle; Meg up the Creek; Meg on the Moon; Meg's Car; Meg at See; Meg's Eggs


Meg's Mummy

by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski

Published 2 September 2004

Meg and Mog are off on another adventure!

This time, they're flying to see the pyramids of Egypt!

But, Meg accidentally lets go of her cauldron and poor Mog falls out! With his new bandages Mog is mistaken for a cat mummy and put inside the pyramid! Can Meg find a spell to rescue him and get them both home?

Packed with playful illustrations from Jan Pienkowski, this timeless story makes the perfect bedtime read.

Can't get enough of Meg and Mog? Discover their other adventures:
Mog's Missing
Meg Goes To Bed
Meg & Mog: Three Terrific Tales
Meg Comes To School


Meg at Sea

by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski

Published 5 November 1973
Meg, Mog and Owl are becalmed in a boat. Meg makes one of her spells and gets more than she bargained for!

Meg's Eggs

by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski

Published 28 August 1975
A board book version of this classic Meg and Mog story. This time, one of Meg's spells goes spectacularly wrong. She is trying to conjure up eggs for tea and although she manages to make three eggs, they look rather different to usual. One by one they hatch and reveal - dinosaurs! Meg, Mog and Owl manage to look after the first two dinosaurs but then a fearsome Tyrannosaurus hatches and wants to eat them all! Meg has to try another spell to save from being eaten - again it doesn't go quite to plan but at least they're safe!

Meg's Car

by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski

Published 19 May 1975

A car is all very well if you know how to drive it, but if you're Meg or Mog, in a hurry to go on a picnic, you really are safer on a broomstick.

Children will love exploring the colours, sounds and shapes in the magical Meg and Mog stories, which are perfect for sharing or reading alone.


Meg on the Moon

by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski

Published 27 May 1976
Mog wants to go in a spaceship for his birthday treat... so Meg makes a spell, and off they go!

Meg's Castle

by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski

Published 19 May 1975

Meg, Mog and Owl stay in a castle. They meet ghastly ghosts and spooky white knights, fight brave battles and tuck into a big feast.

The bestselling Meg and Mog stories are perfect for sharing or reading alone. Children will love exploring the bright colours, sounds and shapes.

'A brilliant coordination of text and pictures' Sunday Times.


Mog at the Zoo

by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski

Published 1 November 1982

Would you mistake Mog for a tiger? The zoo keepers did and tried to catch him, but it wasn't as easy as they had thought!

The bestselling Meg and Mog stories are perfect for sharing or reading alone. Children will love exploring the bright colours, sounds and shapes.

'A brilliant coordination of text and pictures' Sunday Times.


Meg up the Creek

by Helen Nicoll

Published 5 September 2002
Meg, Mog and Owl are back in a wonderful outdoor adventure. The three head off in a canoe for an exciting hunting trip but it doesn't take long for things to start going wrong. First, they forget to tie up the canoe, then they can't find anything to eat and finally disaster looms when they can't light a fire. Meg resorts to using one of her trusty spells, managing to conjure up a charming Chinese dragon who lights their fire, provides something to eat and flies them all safely home.

Meg, Mog and Og

by Helen Nicoll

Published 4 September 2003
Crom the caveman has caught Og the woolly mammoth for his tea but Meg is a vegetarian! She persuades him to eat her delicious bubble & squeak. Og is rather partial to it too and follows Meg home for another trunkful.

Meg Comes To School

by Helen Nicoll

Published 2 June 2011

Discover this brand-new board book format of the spell-binding Meg Comes To School!

When Meg attends Owl's school sports day in a very unusual hat, everyone is in for a big surprise!

Prepare for plenty of magic in this timeless story. Packed with easy-to-follow text and playful illustrations from Jan Pienkowski, Meg Comes To School is perfect for reading aloud or alone!

Can't get enough of Meg and Mog? Discover their other adventures:
Meg's Mummy
Meg Goes To Bed
Meg & Mog: Three Terrific Tales


Penguin presents Meg and Mog Audio Collection by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski, read by Samantha Bond.

Join Meg and Mog on their magical adventures with all their friends in this exciting collection of thirteen beloved stories. The collection is read by a lively narrator and filled with magical sound effects. A jam packed hour of thirteen bite sized stories perfect for short car journeys.


Meg & Mog: Three Terrific Tales

by Helen Nicoll

Published 6 September 2012

Meg's Veg, Mog at the Zoo and Meg up the Creek feature in this great-value, bumper collection in the 40th anniversary year of Meg and Mog.

With their simple text and boldly graphic pictures the Meg and Mog picture books are perfect for sharing or reading alone, and children love exploring the colours, shapes and sounds.


Mog in the Fog

by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski

Published 30 April 1984

Climbing up a mountain, Meg and Mog run into thick fog and then bump into something very strange ...

Children will love exploring the colours, sounds and shapes in the magical Meg and Mog stories, which are perfect for sharing or reading alone.


Meg's Veg

by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski

Published 25 February 1982

Meg and Mog plant their vegetables, but will they grow? Meg's helpful spells have some surprising results!

The bestselling Meg and Mog stories are perfect for sharing or reading alone. Children love exploring the colours, sounds and shapes.

'A brilliant coordination of text and pictures' Sunday Times.


Meg Goes to Bed

by Helen Nicoll

Published 7 October 2010

The bestselling MEG and MOG stories have been casting a unique spell for more than thirty-five years. They are perfect for sharing or reading alone and children love exploring the colours, sounds and shapes.

Meg Goes to Bed is the latest of the iconic MEG and MOG picture books that continue to delight children up to the age of 3 with the brightly coloured and spellbinding antics of Meg the witch, Mog her cat and Owl.

Mog and Owl are hungry, so Meg makes a spell. It goes wrong and they all go to bed without any supper, but Mog and Owl are still hungry...

Praise for Meg Goes to Bed:

'Bold and irresistible' Guardian

'Dazzling, graphic artwork and simple, quirky stories' Financial Times

'Meg and Mog are the perfect couple' Times Literary Supplement

Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski have worked together for over forty years, first at the BBC and then on the MEG and MOG books. Jan Pienkowski is a celebrated author of children's books, he has won the Greenaway Medal twice for his illustration of Joan Aiken's The Kingdom Under the Sea and Haunted House.

Want more MEG and MOG? The complete series of MEG and MOG books, including Meg and Mog, Meg's Eggs, Meg on the Moon, Mog in the Fog and the pop-up book Meg and Mog Play Hide and Seek, is available from Puffin.