Most Popular Books by Berlie Doherty

Dorothy and Walter Hollins are twins whose father is the butler at the Big House. They strike up a forbidden friendship with lonely Master George, and find a way to help him when his father goes missing. Set in England just before the outbreak of World War One.

Authentic retellings of twelve familiar and well-loved fairy tales, gorgeously illustrated. With a poet''s ear and deep respect for the magic at the heart of our most resonant fairy tales, acclaimed author Berlie Doherty casts a sumptuous spell. Her masterful and authentic retellings of twelve treasured tales are well-matched by Jane Ray''s evocative illustrations. Teeming with rich colors, golden trim patterns, silhouettes, and symbols, these pictures—like the timeless stories they interpret—are to be pored over and cherished. Come back to CINDERELLA, SNOW WHITE, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE FROG PRINCE, and eight other beloved tales. Enter a haunting world of magic and enchantment.

Available for the first time as a paperback picture book, this exquisitely illustrated re-telling of Cinderella is a must for any child''s library. Cinderella is one of the best-loved fairy tales of all time. Retold by Berlie Doherty, this enchanting story is beautifully illustrated by award-winning Jane Ray. It is a fairy tale magic to treasure forever.

This text is an illustrated retelling of the classic fairy tale.

This is the story about a close-knit family living in an isolated farming community and the changes they have to face. Jeannie, the teenage daughter falls in love for the first time and must decide between her loyalty to the farm and her desire to see the world beyond it.

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Tricky Nelly Nickleby and Billy the Bamboozler are always playing tricks on each other. So when Nelly asks for a pretty feather hat for her birthday, Billy comes up with a crafty plan to give her what she wants - and more. But Nelly has plans of her own to make him look like a silly Billy

Bella''s den is a special place. It''s only a hollow under some tree roots, but no one can see you. Once we sat watching a fox family playing nearby. I told mother, and the farmer overheard. Things were never the same again.

Eté 1946, dans un village anglais... Madeleine et Grace, quinze ans, sont sœurs jumelles. Impossible de les distinguer, si ce n''est par la couleur d''un ruban dans leurs cheveux ! Aussi, lorsque Grace meurt dans un accident, il est aisé pour Madeleine de se faire passer pour sa sœur. Est-ce une façon d''échapper au chagrin ? Mais ce lourd secret, comme un aimant, fait resurgir les fantômes du passé... Un roman sensible et profond sur l''apprentissage difficile de la vie et sur la force du souvenir, une histoire empreinte d''émotion et de poésie, et porteuse d''espoir.