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Tom's Midnight Garden 65th Anniversary Edition

Philippa Pearce author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:5th Oct '23

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Tom's Midnight Garden 65th Anniversary Edition cover

65th anniversary edition of one of the most popular children's books of all time.

When Tom is sent to his aunt and uncle's house for the summer, he resigns himself to boredom. At night, he hears the old grandfather clock downstairs strike eleven, twelve, thirteen... Thirteen! When Tom gets up to investigate, he discovers a magical garden that only he can enter... With a foreword by Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce.Celebrating 65 years of one of the most popular children's stories ever written, this anniversary edition of Philippa Pearce's Carnegie Medal winner with a foreword by Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce will enchant readers everywhere. When Tom is sent to stay at his aunt and uncle's house for the summer, he resigns himself to endless weeks of boredom. Lying awake at night, he hears the old grandfather clock downstairs strike . . . eleven . . . twelve . . . thirteen . . . Thirteen! How strange! When Tom gets up to investigate, he discovers a magical garden. A garden that everyone told him doesn't exist. A garden that only he can enter . . . In this enchanted thirteenth hour, the garden comes alive-but Tom is never sure whether the children he meets there are real or ghosts . . . Tom's Midnight Garden is one of the best-loved children's books of all time.

*** Featured in BBC Culture's 100 Greatest Children's Books of All Time ***
"Masterpiece of English children's literature." * The Independent *
"A timeless favourite" * Good Housekeeping *
"Haunting and lyrical children's story." * The Daily Telegraph *
"A story that came to be loved by children, parents and teachers everywhere." * The Times *
"A rare, moving story, beautifully written, and true in every way that matters." * The Guardian *
"This entrancing and magical story is one of the best-loved classic children's books and is a top choice for Year 6. " * Books for Topics *

ISBN: 9780192788740

Dimensions: 205mm x 138mm x 24mm

Weight: 388g

248 pages