Mary Norton – författare

Penguin presents the abridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Borrowers by Mary Norton, read by Samantha Bond. Pod, Homily and Arrietty are a family of tiny people who live beneath the floor, behind the grandfather clock in the old rectory. They own nothing - everything they have is borrowed from the ''human beans'' who don''t even know they exist. Arrietty''s father, Pod, is an expert borrower. He can scale curtains using a hatpin and bring back a doll''s teacup without breaking it. Girl''s aren''t supposed to go borrowing, but as Arrietty is an only child, Pod breaks the rules. But when she is in the house borrowing, something happens which changes their lives. Arrietty makes friends with ''the boy upstairs''.

Penguin presents for the first time the complete, unabridged audio edition of Mary Norton''s The Borrowers, read by Christopher Eccelston. The Borrowers live in the secret places of quiet old houses; behind the mantelpiece, inside the harpsichord, under the kitchen clock. They own nothing, borrow everything, and think that human beings were invented just to do the dirty work. Arrietty''s father, Pod, was an expert Borrower. He could scale curtains using a hatpin, and bring back a doll''s teacup without breaking it. Girls weren''t supposed to go borrowing but as Arrietty was an only child her father broke the rule, and then something happened which changed their lives. She made friends with the human boy living in the house...

Deep beneath the floorboards lives the tiny Borrower family - Pod, Homily and Arrietty Clock. Everything they have is borrowed from the humans above them, even their names are not quite their own. There is just one rule: they must never be seen. Then one day Arrietty meets the boy, and the family''s incredible adventure begins. A great value edition of the first two classic BORROWERS books to tie in with this year''s BBC 90-minute family Christmas special.

A brand new paperback edition of BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS, comprising the two favourite magical classics THE MAGIC BEDKNOB and BONFIRES AND BROOMSTICKS.

When prim and proper Miss Price from next door falls off her broomstick, Carey, Charles and Paul discover that she''s actually a witch. In order to keep them quiet, Miss Price gives the three children a gift - an enchanted bedknob that will whisk them off anywhere they want, for as long as they keep her secret. And so their adventures begin...

Discover The Magic Bedknob and Bonfires and Broomsticks, two stories full of magic from much-loved author Mary Norton, and the inspiration behind the classic film.

„Magia și farmecul acestei scrieri vor convinge și copiii, și adulții că prumutătorii există cu adevărat.“ School Library Journal

„O carte rară și încântătoare […] Își merită locul printre textele nemuritoare ale literaturii pentru copii.“ Louisville Courier-Journal

Sub podeaua bucătăriei trăiesc „prumutătorii“ – Pod și Homily Clock, și fiica lor, Arrietty. În locuința lor minusculă, cutiile de chibrituri funcționează pe post de comode încăpătoare, iar pe pereți atârnă, ca niște tablouri, timbre poștale. Membrii micuței familii „împrumută“ toate lucrurile de care au nevoie de la „oamenii mari“ care locuiesc deasupra lor și duc o viață confortabilă, la adăpost de lumea de afară. Până-ntr-o zi, când ascunzătoarea lor este descoperită și ei trebuie să plece în căutarea unui nou cămin... înfruntând pentru prima oară necunoscutul, frigul, foamea, nopțile întunecate și animalele.