Dodie Smith

Reissue of this lost classic from an instantly recognised name in children's literature. Twins Pam and Tom embark on a night time adventure, when 4 mysterious kittens appear at midnight to drink the milk they've left out for the hedgehogs.

When they awake to find that every living creature in England, except the dogs, is asleep, Dalmatians Pongo and Missis discover unusual abilities that lead them to London where their daughter is assembling all breeds of dogs to await contact from Sirius, the Dog Star.

When Jane Minton takes a dream job as secretary-housekeeper at a country house, she is charmed by the talented children of her employer, a widower. When the household is unexpectedly broken up, she helps each of the young people find their place in the world.

A London boarding house. A new tenant arrives Courtney Kemble. He is evasive about his past - hinting that for years he has been looking after an invalid mother. Courtney has a strange effect on the tenants and somehow sorts out there problems and love lives. It is then discovered that Courtney and his wife were great Shakespearean actors on the brink on stardom when she took ill and he had to nurse her for ten years until her death.

Pongo the Dalmatian and his wife Missis undertake a daring expedition to rescue their fifteen puppies from the clutches of the vicious Cruella de Vil.

Little Dalmatian dog Pepper describes himself in simple terms so that young readers will guess he is a puppy!

Pongo the Dalmatian and his wife Missis undertake a daring expedition to rescue their fifteen dognapped puppies from the clutches of the vicious Cruella de Vil.

Join the Dalmatian puppies and find out how Pongo and Perdita met and fell in love.

When she is freed from prison, Cruella De Vil tries once again to collect enough Dalmatians to make herself a coat, but a quick-thinking parrot and the dog communities of London and Paris work together to foil her plan.

"During a summer festival in an English spa town Miles Quentin, a distinguished actor, and his devoted wife Jill become friendly with local MP Geoffrey Thornton, and his young daughters Robin and Kit. All of these attractive intelligent and busy people initially seem untroubled, but the surface of their lives conceals problems which come to light after the Quentins return to their London theatre world and the Thorntons to their Westminster home. This sets the scene for an unconventional love story in which loyalty may prove more important than love."--Publisher description.

Roman familial. Roman psychologique (formation).