Walter De la Mare

Strange misfortunes, fantastic adventures, odd friends and enemies confront the three little monkeys who are sons of Seelem, a Mulgar prince of royal blood, on their journey to the beautiful valley of Tishnar where their royal blood entitles them to reign as princes.

As the day draws to a close, a family prepares for Christmas - decorating the tree, hanging stockings by the fire, putting out a plate of mince pies. Outside, the world turns to white.

Up on their brooms the Witches stream, Crooked and black in the crescent's gleam It's Halloween and a family is preparing to go trick-or-treating. Little do they know that up above them a coven of witches flies unseen through the starry sky ... Carolina's stunning illustrations beautifully illuminate Walter de la Mare's thrilling, magical poem, published as a picture book for the first time.

A poor woodcutter's youngest daughter outwits a giant and wins royal husbands for herself and her sisters.

Contains poems that have appeared together by themselves for the first time.