Just as she stepped out.
We created Pushkin Children’s Books to share tales from different languages and cultures with younger readers, and to open the door to the wide, colourful worlds these stories offer.
From picture books and adventure stories to fairy tales and classics, and from fifty-year-old bestsellers to current huge successes abroad, the books on the Pushkin Children’s list reflect the very best stories from around the world, for our most discerning readers of all: children.
THE RED ABBEY CHRONICLES: MARESI
MARIA TURTSCHANINOFF
‘Stands out for its startling originality, and for the frightening plausibility of the dangerous world it creates’
Telegraph
THE LETTER FOR THE KING
TONKE DRAGT
‘The Letter for the King will get pulses racing… Pushkin Press deserves every praise for publishing this beautifully translated, well-presented and captivating book’
The Times
THE SECRETS OF THE WILD WOOD
TONKE DRAGT
‘Offers intrigue, action and escapism’
Sunday Times
THE PARENT TRAP · THE FLYING CLASSROOM · DOT AND ANTON
ERICH KÄSTNER
Illustrated by Walter Trier
‘The bold line drawings by Walter Trier are the work of genius… As for the stories, if you’re a fan of Emil and the Detectives, then you’ll find these just as spirited’
Spectator
FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER
E. L. KONIGSBURG
‘Delightful… I love this book… a beautifully written adventure, with endearing characters and full of dry wit, imagination and inspirational confidence’
Daily Mail
THE WILDWITCH SERIES
LENE KAABERBØL
1 · Wildfire
2 · Oblivion
3 · Life Stealer
4 · Bloodling
‘Classic fantasy adventure… Young readers will be delighted to hear that there are more adventures to come for Clara’
Lovereading
MEET AT THE ARK AT EIGHT!
ULRICH HUB
Illustrated by Jörg Mühle
‘Of all the books about a penguin in a suitcase pretending to be God asking for a cheesecake, this one is absolutely, definitely my favourite’
Independent
THE SNOW QUEEN
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
Illustrated by Lucie Arnoux
‘A lovely edition [of a] timeless story’
The Lady
IN THEIR SHOES: FAIRY TALES AND FOLKTALES
Illustrated by Lucie Arnoux
‘An eclectic, shoe-themed collection… arrestingly illustrated by Lucie Arnoux’
Sunday Times
THE CAT WHO CAME IN OFF THE ROOF
ANNIE M.G. SCHMIDT
‘Guaranteed to make anyone 7-plus to 107 who likes to curl up with a book and a cat purr with pleasure’
The Times
LAFCADIO: THE LION WHO SHOT BACK
SHEL SILVERSTEIN
‘A story which is really funny, yet also teaches us a great deal about what we want, what we think we want and what we are no longer certain about once we have it’
Irish Times
THE PILOT AND THE LITTLE PRINCE
PETER SÍS
‘With its extraordinary, sophisticated illustrations, its poetry and the historical detail of the text, this book will reward readers of any age over eight’
Sunday Times
THE STORY OF THE BLUE PLANET
ANDRI SNÆR MAGNASON
Illustrated by Áslaug Jónsdóttir
‘A Seussian mix of wonder, wit and gravitas’
The New York Times
THE WITCH IN THE BROOM CUPBOARD AND OTHER TALES
PIERRE GRIPARI
Illustrated by Fernando Puig Rosado
‘Wonderful… funny, tender and daft’
David Almond
THE WHALE THAT FELL IN LOVE WITH A SUBMARINE
AKIYUKI NOSAKA
Illustrated by Mika Provata-Carlone
‘Remarkable stories… They are dark but so beautiful, so profound; subtle and elegant. It is a book that will last all your life’
Irish Times
SHOLA AND THE LIONS
BERNARDO ATXAGA
Illustrated by Mikel Valverde
‘Gently ironic stories… totally charming’
Independent
THE POINTLESS LEOPARD: WHAT GOOD ARE KIDS ANYWAY?
COLAS GUTMAN
Illustrated by Delphine Perret
‘Lively, idiomatic and always entertaining… a decidedly offbeat little book’ Robert Dunbar, Irish Times
POCKETY: THE TORTOISE WHO LIVED AS SHE PLEASED
FLORENCE SEYVOS
Illustrated by Claude Ponti
‘A treasure – a real find – and one of the most enjoyable children’s books I’ve read in a while… This is a tortoise that deserves to win every literary race’
Observer
SAVE THE STORY
GULLIVER · ANTIGONE · CAPTAIN NEMO · DON JUAN GILGAMESH · THE BETROTHED · THE NOSE CYRANO DE BERGERAC · KING LEAR · CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
‘An amazing new series from Pushkin Press in which literary, adult authors retell classics (with terrific illustrations) for a younger generation’
Daily Telegraph
THE OKSA POLLOCK SERIES
ANNE PLICHOTA AND CENDRINE WOLF
1 · The Last Hope
2 · The Forest of Lost Souls
3 · The Heart of Two Worlds
4 · Tainted Bonds
‘A feisty heroine, lots of sparky tricks and evil opponents could fill a gap left by the end of the Harry Potter series’
Daily Mail
We love stories just as much as you. Since we were very young, we have loved to hear about monsters and heroes, mischief and adventure, danger and rescue, from every time and every place.
We created Pushkin Children’s Books to share these tales from different languages and cultures with you, to open the door to the colourful worlds beyond that these stories offer.
From picture books and adventure stories to fairy tales and classics, from fifty-year-old favourites to current huge successes abroad, Pushkin Children’s books are the very best stories from around the world, brought together for our most discerning reader of all: you.
For more great stories, visit
www.pushkinchildrens.com
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Pushkin Press
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© Malcolm McNeill
First published in German as Der Wald der träumenden Geschichten © S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, 2014
First published by Pushkin Children’s Books in 2016
The lines from Charles Causley’s ‘At Candlemas’ quoted in this book are from Collected Poems 1951–2000 by Charles Causley, published by Macmillan. Reproduced by permission of David Higham Associates Limited.
ISBN 978 1 782691 37 2
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