Book 1

Ordinary Jack

by Helen Cresswell

Published 1 January 1920
Eleven-year-old Jack, the only "ordinary" member of the talented and eccentric Bagthorpe family, concocts a scheme to distinguish himself as a modern-day prophet.

Book 2

Absolute Zero

by Helen Cresswell

Published 20 February 1978
The members of the talented and eccentric Bagthorpe family channel their energy into slogan-writing contests.

Book 3

Bagthorpes Unlimited

by Helen Cresswell

Published 1 September 1978
Only the Bagthorpes could turn the burglary of their home into a public humiliation! Grandma is so distraught that she demands a family reunion. The results, in true Bagthorpe tradition, are disastrous!

Book 4

When Mr Bagthorpe gets his latest bank statement, all hell breaks loose! He thinks he's broke and nothing can persuade him that the bank has made a mistake. All he can think about is saving money - and that means that if the Bagthorpes don't raise it themselves, they're not eating it. No shops; no sweets; no arguments. But the Bagthorpes have never really been hunter-gatherers. So, while Granny Bagthorpe retires to her room to scoff a hamper from Harrods, the rest of the family find food - and how to stop it escaping - a whole new challenge!