Childrens Auction List
Lot C1
Katharine Holabird Angelina and the Princess
(signed by Helen Craig, Illustrator)
Miss Lilly's Ballet School has been invited to
perform for the Princess of Mouseland, and Angelina hopes to
be a prima ballerina. But disaster strikes and she is only given
a minor role. Angelina is so disappointed that she wants to
leave ballet school, but she decides to work hard for the sake
of all her friends in the performance. There is an unexpected
turn of events, however, when the prima ballerina sprains her
ankle on the day of the show, and Angelina is delighted to be
able to step in and save the day! Hardback
Lot C2
Angelina’s Birthday
(signed by Helen Craig, Illustrator)
It's Angelina's birthday and there's going to be
a party. But when Angelina breaks her bicycle while racing her
best friend, Alice, she thinks the day will be ruined. Angelina is
upset, but her parents encourage her to save up for a new one
by doing jobs for people in the village. The day of the party
arrives and Angelina gets a wonderful birthday surprise – a
brand-new bicycle! Hardback
Lot C3
Angelina’s Baby Sister
(signed by Helen Craig, Illustrator)
Angelina Mouseling is very excited by the
arrival of her new baby sister, Polly, but she soon begins to
feel left out and wishes Polly would disappear! When her
family discovers how lonely and left out she feels, they all help
her to see how much fun being a big sister can be. Soon
Angelina realizes that little sisters aren't so bad and can be fun
after all!
Lot C4
Angelina and Alice
(signed by Helen Craig, Illustrator)
Angelina loves to do gymnastics with her new
friend, Alice. But when Angelina wobbles over while trying to
do a handstand, all the older children laugh at her, and Alice
joins in too. But Alice becomes a real friend again as they
practise hard for the gymnastics display at the village festival
– and Angelina and her friends put on a magnificent display!
Hardback
Lot C5
Angelina and Henry
(signed by Helen Craig, Illustrator)
Angelina and her cousin Henry go camping in
the Big Cat Mountains with Angelina's Uncle Louie. The two
little Mouselings get lost and soon it is dark and stormy and
they think they can see Big Cat himself! They eventually find
Uncle Louie and promise never to go off on their own again.
Lot C6 and Lot C7
Angelina’s Showtime Collection
(signed by Helen Craig, Illustrator)
It's Showtime! This charming collection
contains two well-loved Angelina stories, Angelina and Alice
and Angelina on Stage. Two Paperbacks
Lot C8
Philippa Pearce A Finder’s Magic
(signed by Helen Craig, Illustrator)
A mysterious stranger called Mr Finder offers
to help Till find his dog, and they interview various witnesses
including a heron, a mole, a riddling cat – and Miss Mousey,
whose sketch of a peaceful riverbank offers a vital clue. The
quest to find Bess is full of magic but Till begins to mistrust his
supposed ally Mr Finder – until at last he realizes the truth,
and they track down the real culprit,a finder who likes to keep
what he finds. At the end of this enchanting story Till is
reunited with his beloved Bess and a new book – of the story –
will be born. Paperback
Lot C9
Dolan, Penny The Third Elephant
(signed by Helen Craig, Illustrator)
A small wooden elephant is gathering dust in
an old house, dreaming of a white palace, when he's flung into
an adventure and finds himself helping three children: Sara, a
shy young musician, Nita, who has something to prove, and
Jack, who's angry with his mum's new boyfriend...Leaving
happiness in his wake - and making several small whiskery
friends along the way - the elephant goes on a magical
journey across continents, and finally fulfils his own dream.
Paperback
Lot C10
Donaldson, Julia Zog
Zog is the keenest dragon in school. He's also
the most accident-prone. Luckily, a mysterious little girl
always comes by and patches up his bumps and bruises. But
will she be able to help him with his toughest test: capturing a
princess? A wonderfully funny new story from the creators of
The Gruffalo and Stick Man. Hardback
Lot C11
Room on the Broom
The witch and her cat fly happily over forests,
rivers and mountains on their broomstick until a stormy wind
blows away the witch's hat, bow and wand. They are retrieved
by a dog, a bird and a frog, and each animal asks for a ride on
the broom. One after the next climbs on, until the broom is so
heavy that it snaps in two! What will happen next as they
tumble into a bog and meet a greedy dragon?
Lot C12
Stick Man
"Stick Man lives in the family tree With his
Stick Lady Love and their stick children three." But it's
dangerous being a Stick Man. A dog wants to play with him, a
swan builds her nest with him. He even ends up on a fire! Will
he ever get back to the family tree? Hardback
Lot C13
The Snail and the Whale
One tiny snail longs to see the world and
hitches a lift on the tail of a whale. Together they go on an
amazing journey, past icebergs and volcanoes, sharks and
penguins, and the little snail feels so small in the vastness of
the world. But when disaster strikes and the whale is beached
in a bay, it's the tiny snail who saves the day. Hardback
Lot C14
The Highway Rat
'Give me your buns and your biscuits! Give
me your chocolate éclairs! For I am the Rat of the highway,
and the Rat Thief never shares!' Life is not safe for the other
animals, as the villainous Highway Rat gallops along the
highway, stealing their food. Clover from a rabbit; nuts from a
squirrel - he even steals his own hose's hay. Will he finally
meet his comeuppance, in the form of a cunning duck? A
fabulous, rollicking rhyme, in the style of the famous Alfred
Noyes poem, 'The Highwayman', from the authors of 'The
Gruffalo' and 'Zog'. Hardback
Lot C15
The Gruffalo
"A gruffalo? What's a gruffalo?"
"A gruffalo! Why, didn't you know? He has terrible tusks, and
terrible claws, and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws."
And so begins the story of a quick-witted mouse as he
encounters a host of predators who seem to think he might
make a tasty treat. As he ventures deeper into the deep dark
wood, stumbling across a hungry fox, a not-so-wise owl, and a
slimy snake, spinning ever-extraordinary yarns about the
scary, scaly gruffalo, he quickly realises that the hungry beast
he has been talking of isn't imaginary after all.
A witty, sly little story that wrings giggles from the belly of the
reader, The Gruffalo is both stylish and hilarious, simple in its
execution, as it plays skilfully on a child's fears and then
shows that even the most threatening of monsters are not
always as scary as they seem. Hardback