The Complete Brambly Hedge (1999) — 1 volume, produced for The Book People/Ted Smart by HarperCollins (7.75x10in) The Brambly Hedge Complete Collection (1999; later reprints & new editions) — 1 slipcased volume (8.9x11.5in) The Brambly Hedge Treasury (1999) — 1 volume containing The Secret Staircase, The High Hills, and an introduction with select illustrations from the first four books (~8.5x11 in) hardcover. Condition: Good. Front endpapers have crayon scribble and a gift inscription. Otherwise a really nice copy, virtually like new. A small ding on front cover.

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The incredible detail of her work soon caught the eye of Harper Collins publishers. When the first four books were released, the Sunday Times Magazine described them as “the most research-crammed fantasy ever set before small children”. Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter Stories were published in the autumn of 1980. The success of the first four books was followed by The Secret Staircase in 1983, The High Hills in 1986, Sea Story in 1990 and Poppy’s Babies in 1994. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2022-01-17 13:06:18 Autocrop_version 0.0.5_books-20210916-0.1 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA40323412 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Poor little Wilfred becomes worried because no one seems to know it is his birthday...but little does he know, the entire village has a grand surprise for him! The Secret Staircase It is Midwinter's Eve in the Brambly Hedge and as per tradition, all of the mice are preparing for celebrations. Primrose and Wilfred have a special performance for the village mice and while they practice, they accidently discover a secret staircase in the house of Lord and Lady Woodmouse!! What ever will they find in there?

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Barklem spent five years on research before she started to write her stories about the mice of Brambly Hedge. Her interest in natural history and traditional rural customs and crafts has spilled over into these chronicles of hedgerow life. She lived with her husband and children near Epping Forest in England. Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-1-g862e Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.9927 Ocr_module_version 0.0.14 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-NS-1200181 Openlibrary_edition What a wonderful collection of children's classic tales. The illustrations are stunning and intricate.

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My favorites are the ones that dissect the trees where the mice make their homes. I could spend hours staring at all the little rooms the mice have carved out of the tree, complete with tiny furnishings, winding staircases, and halls. The Four-Year-Old, on the other hand, would prefer to spend those hours staring at the illustration of the room at the top of the Secret Staircase, with its spider webs, columns, detailed tapestries, mice statues, and especially the little suit of mouse armor standing guard on the side. Oh, and Brambly Hedge.A few months ago, I asked folks in the Read-Aloud Revival forum for their favorite book recommendationsfrom past episodes of the podcast, and the response was amazing—like asking a room full of kindergartners their favorite color and receiving a response that includes every color known to man and a few not yet invented. The stories are charming, but it's the illustrations with their incredibly rich detail that won my heart. Small wonder each drawing took Jill Barklem three months to complete. (Each book in the series is the product of two years' effort.)

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Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Shows only minor signs of wear, and very minimal markings inside (if any).