Alan Garner

Two orphaned children manage to outwit a witch and return to their rightful home.

A collection of original fairy tales by ten science fiction and fantasy writers, including Isaac Asimov, Lester del Rey, and Anne McCaffrey.

Twenty-two folktales from various parts of the British Isles.

A collection of twenty-one traditional tales from the British Isles.

Robert learns that his secret place has another secret the day his soldier uncle comes home to help with the corn harvest.

When his sled is "Tom Fobbled" by another boy, William's grandfather makes him another from an old oak loom.

Joseph knows that he has to be different from his grandfather, a stone mason whose work is in evidence throughout the village, and the day comes when he must announce his decision.

A busy hen's lazy friends, though unwilling to help her plant or harvest her wheat, are eager to help eat the bread she makes from it.

His daughter's request for a book prompts a stonemason to reveal the secret of the stone to her.

Brilliant. Not at all clear that it's a children's book. An extraordinary re-creation of a myth in a way that explains how myths are created, and why they aren't just myths. During a summer vacation in a secluded Welsh valley, three young people find themselves driven by the spirits of three mythical lovers to reenact an ancient tragedy.

Everyone says the Old Man of Mow is up top, but after climbing the rocky mountain several times the two English boys still can't find him. Illustrated with photographs.

While exploring a church that is being razed in a Manchester slum, four English children are drawn into another world where they are compelled to combat the evil power which grips most of the land.