Natalia O’Hara – författare

"Through the dark and wolfish woods,through the white and silent snow,lived a small girl called Hortense.Though kind and brave, she was sad as an owl because of one thing . . . Hortense hated her shadow."A beautifully illustrated dark fairy tale that will remind you of the fables you read as a child. A treasure not to be missed.

"O Bandit Queen!" the bandits cried. "Little horror! Poison weed!We'll give you everything a queen could ever need..."The bandits give their queen treasure, tigers, mischief and mayhem. But sometimes a little girl needs something more...A beautiful book about finding family in unexpected places, from the creators of Hortense and the Shadow.

"Daddy, please can I say one last thing?"Mattie is going to bed - she definitely is... She has just one more thing to say before she goes to sleep.However that one more thing turns out to be a fantastical adventure which guides Mattie and Daddy round the house in pursuit of the tricky, twisty Great Pampoose. But will Mattie ever get to bed?Celebrating imaginative play amidst the battle of bedtime, these awardwinning first-time collaborators bring to life a rich world of adventure at home.

A perfect Christmas gift for the whole for the whole family, Once Upon a Stolen Sleigh is a snow-capped, present-filled choose-your-own Christmas adventure from the inimitable O'Hara sisters. You, the reader, are in charge of this tale!It's a magical time in Lapland. Bells are ringing, moose are carolling and pies are mincing. But things are not as merry as they seem. While the elves are packing Santa's sleigh, the Thief King is plotting to steal it all!Only one hero is clever enough to save the day – you! You will need to choose the perfect present for each person on Santa's list – will it be the twinkling marbles, or the silver flowers? The gem-covered bracelets, or the sugar plums? Only by delivering the presents will you be able to save Santa, and Christmas itself.A captivating book of choices where the child picks the story they want to tell – empowering children to become storytellers and weave their very own Christmas fairytale.

A perfect Christmas gift for the whole for the whole family, Once Upon a Stolen Sleigh is a snow-capped, present-filled choose-your-own Christmas adventure from the inimitable O'Hara sisters. You, the reader, are in charge of this tale!It's a magical time in Lapland. Bells are ringing, moose are carolling and pies are mincing. But things are not as merry as they seem. While the elves are packing Santa's sleigh, the Thief King is plotting to steal it all!Only one hero is clever enough to save the day – you! You will need to choose the perfect present for each person on Santa's list – will it be the twinkling marbles, or the silver flowers? The gem-covered bracelets, or the sugar plums? Only by delivering the presents will you be able to save Santa, and Christmas itself.A captivating book of choices where the child picks the story they want to tell – empowering children to become storytellers and weave their very own Christmas fairytale.

Can you feel a tremble in the wind? The sun grows pale. The wild things hide. Frindleswylde is coming! When the mysterious boy Frindleswylde enters Cora and Grandma's house in the woods, he steals the light from their lantern. Without it, Grandma will not be able to return home after work in the dark. Cora is determined to get the lantern back, but first she must follow Frindleswylde down a hole in the pond that leads to his magical frozen kingdom, where he sets her three Impossible Tasks. Reminiscent of The Snow Queen, beautifully written and sumptuously illustrated, Frindleswylde is a classic in the making.

From the inimitable O'Hara sisters, Once Upon a Fairytale is a story where the reader gets to decide on the adventure – the possibilities are endless.Did you ever wish to feast with fairies, live in a tree, or ride a unicorn across the sun-lit sky? Here, in this magical world, you can. You can choose to be a clever princess, or a curious gingerbread man, or perhaps a gentle knight. Maybe you'll live in a tree, or a tower on a hill. You can eat fresh-buttered sunbeams with fairies, or newt pie and pigtail pudding with ogres. Everywhere you look, you will find a new adventure. Just pick the one you like best.A captivating book where the child chooses the story they want to tell – empowering children to become storytellers and weave their very own fairytale.