A master storyteller, sympathetically in touch with real children and their interests, has created characters who are ac... MoreSwallows and Amazons
John, Susan, Titty and Roger return to the lake for another summer camping on their island with their old allies, Nancy ... MoreSwallowdale
‘Why do they call him Black Jake? Is it because of his hair?’ Titty asked.‘Because of his heart’ said Peter DuckThe Swal... MorePeter Duck
The intrepid Swallows (explorers John, Susan, Titty, and Roger Walker) and fearsome Amazon pirates (Nancy and Peggy ... MorePeter Duck: A Treasure Hunt in the Caribbees
'You know what it's like. Dark at teatime and sleeping indoors: nothing ever happens in the winter holidays.'Or so Nancy... MoreWinter Holiday
‘Let fly jib sheet! Slack away main! Fenders out!’ Dick and Dorothea – also known as The Ds – arrive in Norfolk all read... MoreCoot Club
‘Barbecued billygoats!’Can you imagine finding gold? That’s just what the Swallows and Amazons and Dick and Dorothea dec... MorePigeon Post
'Like to spend a night in the Goblin?’The Swallows are staying on the Suffolk coast while they wait for their father to ... MoreWe Didn't Mean To Go To Sea
'You’ll start with a blank map, that doesn’t do more than show roughly what’s water and what isn’t’When the Walker famil... MoreSecret Water
It's great detective work that's needed now. Bill, Peter and Joe are falsely accused of setting boats adrift and the who... MoreThe Big Six
‘So long,’ called the harbourmaster. ‘Don’t run into Missee Lee!’The Swallows, Amazons and Captain Flint don’t pay much ... MoreMissee Lee
The Ds can't wait to go and stay with Nancy and Peggy in the Lake District during the summer holidays. But when the Amaz... MoreThe Picts and the Martyrs: or Not Welcome At All
Flat on his front, binoculars to his eyes, alone at dusk, Dick makes a remarkable discovery: two rare birds, never befor... MoreGreat Northern?
It was going to be a great summer for the Amazons until their great aunt came to stay. She's decided the Blackett si... MoreThe Picts & the Martyrs
Quite simply the best book ever wri... oh, hang on, isn't that what I put for Swallows and Amazons?
This has, of course, the natural dialogu...
A wonderful story of adventure and friendship. Although a less conventional way of making friends (a pirate stand-off!), the story does tell of a wond...
The final book in which Swallows, Amazon’s and the Ds are together on a voyage to the Hebrides with Captain Flint. The excitement starts almost immedi...