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Philippa Pearce (1920–2006)

Författare till Mysteriet vid midnatt

38+ verk 3,981 medlemmar 77 recensioner 5 favoritmärkta

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Ann Philippa Pearce was born in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England on January 23, 1920. She studied English and history at Girton College at Cambridge University. After graduating, she worked for the Board of Trade, then the Ministry of Information, before moving to the BBC to write scripts visa mer for the Schools Broadcasting Department. In 1958, she left the BBC to work as an editor for the Clarendon Press before becoming a children's book editor at Andre Deutsch two years later. She became a full-time author in the mid-1960s. She wrote more than 30 books including Minnow on the Say, A Dog So Small, The Children of the House, The Elm Street Lot, The Squirrel Wife, The Way to Sattin Shore, Emily's Own Elephant, Freddy, Old Belle's Summer Holiday, Here Comes Tod, and The Little Gentleman. She received the Carnegie Medal for Tom's Midnight Garden in 1958 and the Whitbread Prize for Bubble and Squeak in 1978. Tom's Midnight Garden was adapted for radio, theater, television, and film. She was appointed to the Order of the British Empire in 1997 for her service to children's literature. She died after suffering a stroke on December 21, 2006 at the age of 86. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
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Verk av Philippa Pearce

Mysteriet vid midnatt (1958) 2,466 exemplar
Skattsökare i kanot (1955) 242 exemplar
A Dog So Small (1962) 199 exemplar
Slaget om Pytt och Panna (1978) 176 exemplar
The Way to Sattin Shore (1983) 114 exemplar
The Squirrel Wife (1971) 81 exemplar
The Children of Charlecote (1968) 77 exemplar
A Finder's Magic (2008) 77 exemplar
The Little Gentleman (2004) 76 exemplar
Lion at School (1973) 52 exemplar
Mrs. Cockle's Cat (1961) 50 exemplar
Amy's Three Best Things (2003) 30 exemplar
Emily's Own Elephant (1987) 28 exemplar
A Century of Children's Ghost Stories: Tales of Dread and Delight (1995) — Redaktör; Bidragsgivare — 27 exemplar
At the River-Gates (1996) 22 exemplar
The Elm Street Lot (1969) 18 exemplar
The Rope and Other Stories (2000) 15 exemplar
Beauty and the Beast (1972) 15 exemplar
The Tooth Ball (1987) 14 exemplar
Here Comes Tod (1992) 10 exemplar
Fresh (1988) 4 exemplar
The Pedlar of Swaffham (2001) 3 exemplar
Old Belle's Summer Holiday (1989) 3 exemplar
The Ghost in Annie's Room (2001) 3 exemplar
Freddy (1988) 3 exemplar
The Little White Hen (1996) 2 exemplar
Wings of Courage 1 exemplar
CHIHUAHUA 1 exemplar

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Ghost Stories (1991) — Bidragsgivare — 141 exemplar
The Random House Book of Ghost Stories (1991) — Bidragsgivare — 135 exemplar
Tom's Midnight Garden: A Graphic Adaptation (2015) — Författare — 82 exemplar
Stories for Seven Year Olds (Young Puffin Books) (1964) — Bidragsgivare — 72 exemplar
An Oxford Book of Christmas Stories (1986) — Bidragsgivare — 68 exemplar
The Further Adventures of Gobbolino and the Little Wooden Horse (1984) — Förord, vissa utgåvor61 exemplar
Great Ghost Stories (Books of Wonder) (1998) — Bidragsgivare — 49 exemplar
The Young Oxford Book of Ghost Stories (1994) — Bidragsgivare — 37 exemplar
Stories for Tens and Over (1976) — Bidragsgivare — 35 exemplar
The Young Oxford Book of Supernatural Stories (1996) — Bidragsgivare — 15 exemplar
The Thorny Paradise: Writers on Writing for Children (1975) — Bidragsgivare — 15 exemplar
The Puffin Book of Ghosts and Ghouls (1992) — Bidragsgivare — 11 exemplar
Fun Phantoms: Tales of Ghostly Entertainment (1979) — Bidragsgivare — 10 exemplar
Growing Up Stories (1995) — Bidragsgivare — 10 exemplar
To Break the Silence (1986) — Bidragsgivare — 9 exemplar
Hundreds and Hundreds (1984) — Bidragsgivare — 8 exemplar
Top Teen Stories (2004) — Bidragsgivare — 6 exemplar
Spooky Tales: Spine-Chilling Stories of Ghosts and Ghouls (1984) — Bidragsgivare — 3 exemplar
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 11, July 1977 — Bidragsgivare — 1 exemplar

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Sid gets a pair of gerbils. His mum does not want gerbils in the house. His step father is more sympathetic, remembering the white mice of his childhood. This slim volume is an interesting story on what we put up with for the sake of our family, and how we change our mind
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atreic | 1 annan recension | Nov 24, 2023 |
Fanciful...timey-wimey...too gentle and charming to be called sci-fi, but you get the idea.
In this book, written in the 50s, young Tom Long must go stay with his uncle and aunt to be quarantined in case he caught the measles from his brother.
While there, late at night, he hears the grandfather clock chime thirteen times. He discovers that at this mysterious signal, he is able to walk out the door into a beautiful garden that's not there during the day.
To begin with, he just enjoys playing and exploring. But eventually he makes friends with a girl named Hatty.
Who is she? When is she? And will Tom ever understand the enigma that is his Midnight Garden?
It's a really very touching story by the end, with a surprise twist that will give you all the feels. I suppose it was written for children, but it surprised me and I enjoyed it a lot. Think "The Secret Garden," but with the laws of physics bending. :D

I read this because of a discussion on the lovely Tea or Books podcast.
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Alishadt | 40 andra recensioner | Feb 25, 2023 |
It's a real shame that I didn't know of this book's existence until I reached adulthood - it would have had a profoundly positive effect on me as a child. A true masterpiece.
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soylentgreen23 | 40 andra recensioner | Jul 3, 2022 |
I found this book one of my illustrated book shelves. Published in 2006, it is a soothing tale with black and white and colored pencil illustrations that are simply a joy to see. Till loves his dog more than anything. On their usual morning walk, the dog becomes dislodged from his collar. Beside himself with grief, in despair, he notes a tall, older man who calls himself "The Finder."

Going back to the beginning of the walk and all the characters found in the woods, The Finder begins to weave the story of how the dog got lost, and who saw him throughout his journey. Together, Till and The Finder, meet a host of amo,a;s who report what they saw. There is a heron, a one-eyed cat, a mole and two older ladies. Together, they all add pieces to the puzzle.

The description on the opening flap notes "Part detective, part fairy tale, A Finder's Magic has mystery, darkness and light."

This is a beautiful story with detailed illustrations.
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Verk
38
Även av
19
Medlemmar
3,981
Popularitet
#6,339
Betyg
4.0
Recensioner
77
ISBN
280
Språk
15
Favoritmärkt
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