Books | Horace And The Stowaway / Edward And The Book Crooks
Author Biography
Diana Shaw lives in Cheshire with her husband, Brian, and an elderly cat called Harriet. Semi-retired from teaching, she is now able to spend more time indulging her hobby of writing. Horace / Edward is her second book for children and she is working on the concluding two stories in The Ghosts Of Cockleshore Castle series. Her first book Septimus Smythe And The Spectre Detectors was published in May 2008.
Publication Date
August 2009
Blurb
Continuing The Ghosts Of Cockleshore Castle series comes this FLIPOVER double book containing two brand new stories, featuring old favourites from Septimus Smythe And The Spectre Detectors. In Horace And The Stowaway, Horace has been a ghost for over 400 years. The only thing is, he misses the sea! One day, Horace goes to explore one of the ships that visit Cockleshore Bay, but accidentally ends up on a cruise! Soon, Horace discovers he isn't the only stowaway on board, and with the help of his new friend William, sets out to discover what this mysterious stowaway is up to... In Edward And The Book Crooks, Edward has been a librarian for over 350 years - he's a ghost! Together with his ghostly friends, he entertains (and scares!) the visitors at Cockleshore Castle. One day, he notices a few tourists behaving suspiciously in the library and with the help of his new friend, Hannah, decides to investigate. It turns out they're book crooks and it's up to Edward to stop them... Both titles are wonderfully illustrated throughout with black and white line drawings from Zosia Olenska.
About the Illustator
Zosia Olenska is an artist and painter living in London. She is working on her first self-illustrated book for children.
First chapters
Click here to access a PDF of the first chapter of Horace And The Stowaway.
Click here to access a PDF of the first chapter of Edward And The Book Crooks.
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