A Finder's Magic

A boy who loses his dog meets a mysterious stranger and has a surprising adventure in this work that is part detective story and part fairy tale. Illustrations.

Philippa Pearce is one of the twentieth century’s greatest children’s writers. Her books include TOM'S MIDNIGHT GARDEN, winner of the Carnegie Medal; THE BATTLE OF BUBBLE AND SQUEAK; and THE SQUIRREL WIFE. A FINDER'S MAGIC, the last book she wrote before she died in 2006, was created for her two grandsons, to be illustrated by their other grandmother, Helen Craig.

Helen Craig is the widely acclaimed illustrator of such children’s books as THIS IS THE BEAR by Sarah Hayes, ONE WINDY WEDNESDAY by Phyllis Root, and the hugely popular ANGELINA BALLERINA stories. She lives in England.