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Noel Streatfeild
Having lost their parents in an earthquake, Anna and her siblings live with their prim uncle and feeble aunt. Anna lives only to dance - but her uncle forbids her…
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Gus the clown is Peter and Santa’s only living relative, and escape to the circus seems a better idea to them than an orphanage. But Gus will keep the children…
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This volume of newly discovered stories will be an exciting discovery for Streatfeild fans of all ages. By the beloved author of Ballet Shoes.
Every family has its secrets, but it was a huge surprise to the three young Forbeses, fresh from a country vicarage, to discover that their grandmother was a famous actress…
Selina receives a beautiful dress and shoes as a surprise gift but has difficulty finding an occasion to wear them–it being war time–until she and her cousins decide to hold…
An enchanting series of baby keepsake gift books - by the author of Ballet Shoes
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A thrilling and moving adventure story about evacuees in World War Two, perfect for readers of Goodnight Mister Tom
Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil are sisters - with a difference. All three were adopted as babies by Great Uncle Matthew, an eccentric and rich explorer who then disappeared, leaving…
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A beautiful hardback edition of the beloved children’s classic BALLET SHOES, with a vibrant new cover - a perfect gift.
Margaret Thursday, the unforgettable heroine of Thursday’s Child stars in this classic children’s adventure from Noel Streatfeild, the beloved author of Ballet Shoes.
A thrilling, classic children’s adventure with a courageous heroine, from the beloved author of Ballet Shoes.
High kicks and low blows all round in this fantastic story about life at stage school, by the author of Ballet Shoes - perfect for young fans of TV shows…
A timeless children’s classic about ice-skating, friendship and ambition, from the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. Perfect for all children who love skating, dancing and performing.
Pinkie the cat works at the ballet theatre as a mouser. He loves watching the dancers, but he’s scared of the mice he’s meant to catch! What’s a ballet-loving cat…
A beautifully written novel by the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. With enchanting illustrations by Edward Ardizzone.
A gripping mystery thriller - set in wartime Cornwall - in which four children uncover a plot to depose a king and install a dictator in a small (fictional) country…
Clara’s life takes a vibrant and dramatic turn in this enchanting family novel from Noel Streatfeild, the author of Ballet Shoes.
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A Little Girl, Enraptured By Her First Ballet And Determined To Take Ballet Training, Learns The Hard Work And Discipline Involved In This Art. Includes Exercises And Steps, A History…
Originally published: New York: Random House, 1937.
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public…
Adela Framley throws a disastrous dinner party for six in this poignant wartime novel by Noel Streatfeild, the author of Ballet Shoes.
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reading series, designed for teenagers and young adults learning English as a foreign language.
With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and…
Christmas with the Chrystals is a gorgeous short story about how an influx of cheery young cousins at Christmas warms the heart of a haughty grandmother and lights up her…
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Their father has been lost at sea, and so Sorrel, Mark, and Holly go to war-torn London to live with their actress grandmother. She’s determined to have them follow in…
When Tim’s father is hurt in a car crash, Tim’s life takes a dramatic turn for the worse. The family is forced to move to a dingy flat and they…
A heart-warming story of music, family and finding a home by Noel Streatfeild, the author of Ballet Shoes,
In the tradition of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Little Princess, these titles in Streatfeild’s classic Shoes books, featured in the film You’ve Got Mail, are being reissued in these beautiful…
If you love Noel Streatfeild’s Ballet Shoes,you’ll adore The Bell Family. ‘Well, little people, what’s the news?’ Meet the big, happy Bell family who live in the vicarage at St…
There is no doubt about it - the Heath children have tennis in their blood. Their grandfather and father before them had been top players, and the twins are champion…
A life in service, from nursery maid to head nanny, in Victorian and Edwardian England.
A beautiful hardback gift edition of the beloved children’s book BALLET SHOES, featuring the classic illustrations by Ruth Gervis. Elegantly designed with a cloth-bound cover and ribbon embellishment, this is…
This collection of newly discovered stories will be an exciting find for Streatfeild fans of all ages. By the beloved author of Ballet Shoes.
A fictionalized autobiography in which the author tells the story of her own childhood, painting a poignant and vivid picture of daily life in an impoverished, genteel family in the…
Noel Streatfeild,Noel Steatfeild
From the author of the classic Ballet Shoes comes this story of three young girls struggling to get a toehold in the competitive world of professional dance. When Rachel and…
