Rosy's Visitors - Tapa dura

A magical story about flights of the imagination that every child will relate to. One day Rosy said, "Today is moving day. I'm going to find myself a whole new house." So she packed up her blanked and her pillow, and her books and toys, and all her favourite things...and started looking. And before long she finds the perfect house in the hollow of a little tree. Rosy sets about making it neat and tidy, and, when everything is perfect, she looks through her spyglass far, far away to see if any visitors are coming. And there they are - Rosy's visitors; fairies and animals, children and pipers, all dancing along to come and have a splendid feast and party with her! Nostalgic, gentle illustrations create a charming, timeless summer feeling, making Rosy's humble tree home a true castle in the air!

Judy Hindley worked as an editor and writer at Usborne for many years, working mainly on non-fiction titles. She is the author of over thirty books for children, including the Read and Wonder titles A Piece of String Is A Wonderful Thing and The Wheeling and Whirling-Around Book; as well as The Big Red Bus; A Song of Colours; The Best Thing About a Puppy; Eyes, Nose, Fingers and Toes and Do Like A Duck Does (March '02 pub date). Helen Craig has been illustrating children's books for thirty years, and has countless titles to her name, including Charlie and Tyler at the Seaside; The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse (shortlisted for the Smarties Book Prize): four This Is the Bear books and Mary Mary, all written by Sarah Hayes: four Bonnie Bumble books, all written by Phyllis Root and the hugely popular stories about Angelina Ballerina, now on TV. Helen lives in London.