The Secret Staircase

Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge!

It is Midwinter's Eve and the mice of Brambly Hedge are very busy. This evening, after dark, they will all be gathering round a blazing fire for the traditional midwinter celebrations. A grand entertainment is planned and Primrose and Wilfred have chosen to recite a poem.

They go up to the attics to rehearse in pace and quiet but there are so many things to look at and places to explore, it is hard to concentrate. And when they stumble upon a dusty staircase, all thoughts of practising are put aside...

Author: Jill Barklem
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Published: 07/10/2018
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 6.80h x 5.80w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780008269142

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.9
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 34623 / Secret Staircase

About the Author

Jill Barklem was drawn to the natural world ever since childhood. While training as an illustrator at St Martin's School of Art, her long journeys to college gave her time to escape into the imaginary world of a colony of mice, later to be developed as the delightful miniature world of Brambly Hedge. Jill passed away in 2017 but her legacy lives on in these enchanting tales.