Stirabout Stories

by Barbara Sleigh

Stirabout Stories by Barbara Sleigh

Stirabout Stories contains stories of magic, old and new, involving everyday things looked at afresh and stirred "widdershins." What would you do if you got a talking fairy in your eye or if the train you were in started to moo? These are only two of the intriguing incidents in this imaginative and highly original collection of 14 contemporary fairy tales.

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Fantasy Childrens Short Stories

Release date: 1972

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Barbara Sleigh

Barbara Sleigh (1906–1982) is the author of Carbonel: The King of the Cats, The Kingdom of Carbonel and Carbonel & Calidor. She worked for the BBC’s Children's Hour.

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