The Ghost at Codlin Castle and Other Stories
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This month our cover features The Wheel of Surya (see Authorgraph for details), with artwork by Caroline Binch. The paperback of Jamila Gavin’s book was published by Mammoth in July 1994 and we’re most grateful to them for their help in using this illustration.
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The Ghost at Codlin Castle and Other Stories
Illustrated by Amanda Harvey
The events related in this set of light and enigmatic little yarns are fleeting episodes that leave barely a ripple on the stream of history. A garden gnome tumbles into a pond, a sausage shaped omnivore drifts into our world then out of it again; two boys get into difficulties attempting to retrieve a message in a bottle from a river. Yet the author manages to imbue these episodes with such vivid hues of mystery and humour that an audience of 8-year-olds were fascinated and delighted by them. An excellent collection for storytime, and for newly independent readers to enjoy on their own.
