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Philippa Pearce

Philippa Pearce spent her childhood in Great Shelford, a village near Cambridge, and was the youngest of four children of a flour-miller and corn-merchant. The village, the river, and the countryside in which she lived appear more or less plainly in Minnow on the Say, and Tom's Midnight Garden.

Philippa later went on to study English and History at Cambridge University. She worked for the BBC as a scriptwriter and producer, and then in publishing as an editor. She has written many books including the Modern Classic, Tom's Midnight Garden, for which she won the Carnegie Medal. She has been awarded the OBE for services to Children's Literature.
Sadly, Philippa died in 2006, at the age of 86.

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Mrs Cockle's Cat
Mrs Cockle's Cat
Philippa Pearce
This magical story weaves a delightful fantasy around a simple and touching story of a lost cat. Mrs Cockle lives at the top of a very tall house which has a useful trap door that opens directly onto the roof....
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2009
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Tom's Midnight Garden (Anniversary Edition)
Tom's Midnight Garden (Anniversary Edition)
Philippa Pearce
A welcome return of the first edition of this timeless classic story about an enchanted garden and Tom’s midnight adventures in it. Initially horrified at the thought of staying with his aunt and uncle in their poky flat without a...
Format: Hardback - Released: 04/09/2008
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Tom's Midnight Garden
Tom's Midnight Garden
Philippa Pearce
A classic time slip story in which Tom, staying in big house now divided into flats, manages to get into the garden at night and make friends with a little girl. But who is the girl? Can she really be...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/01/2008
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Books by Philippa Pearce

A Finder's Magic
A Finder's Magic
Philippa Pearce
A mysterious stranger called Mr Finder offers to help Till find his dog, and they interview various witnesses including a heron, a mole, a riddling cat - and Miss Mousey, whose sketch of a peaceful riverbank offers a vital clue....
Format: Hardback - Released: 06/10/2008
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Tom's Midnight Garden
Tom's Midnight Garden
Philippa Pearce
Tom's Midnight Garden is one of the best-loved works of children's literature of the last century and to celebrate the book's 50th anniversary Oxford University Press is proud to be publishing this special hardback edition. Featuring original setting and illustrations...
Format: Hardback - Released: 04/09/2008
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The Squirrel Wife
The Squirrel Wife
Philippa Pearce
When Jack helps one of the green people, the fairy king rewards him with a squirrel wife . The couple are happy until Jack's jealous brother turns the villagers against him and, they lock him up. The king of the...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/10/2007
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