Shirley Hughes

Ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden. What secrets lie behind the doors at Misselthwaite manor? Recently arrived at her uncle's estate, orphaned Mary Lennox is spoiled, sickly, and certain she won't enjoy living there. Then she discovers the arched doorway into an overgrown garden, shut up since the death of her aunt ten years earlier. Mary soon...

Alfie is proud of being able to put his lovely new boots on by himself but wonders why they feel funny.

Molly is lonely after her family's move from the city to the country, but she adjusts with the help of her new next-door neighbors.

Holding tightly to his old bit of blanket as he attends his first birthday party, Alfie finds a way to be helpful, but it means putting down his blanket first.

Rhyming text depicts the pleasures of the outdoors in all kinds of weather, through the four seasons.

Sam and Barney build a snow lady that resembles their elderly neighbor, mean Mrs. Dean.

A burst pipe causes chaos over the upstairs landing while Alfie's parents are out, but Alfie, his baby-sitter, and her parents finally find a solution.

The Christmas season at Mae's house is enlivened by the arrival of a new baby and Mae's appearance in a Christmas play.

A girl and her family enjoy many different kinds of bouncing.

Lenny, a Jewish boy living in London during the Blitz in World War II, must adjust to many changes and find the true meaning of courage when he is evacuated to a large mansion in the English countryside.