Here is lovely Rapunzel, free from her tower, although perhaps not so free from her fears .

The Tower and the Bird - A Rapunzel Retelling by Hilary McKay

Forever Rose is the fifth book in Hilary McKay's hilarious and award-winning Casson Family series. It's tough being the youngest. Rose comes home to a dark, quiet, empty house every day - her sisters and brother are always so busy. Indigo has his guitar lessons and paper round, Saffy is off with Sarah, and who knows where Caddy is since she disappeared with Michael's postcards. School isn't any better. Exams are looming, and vindictive Mr Spencer has cancelled Christmas!When will Rose get the happy ever after she has read about in books?Follow the family's adventures in the rest of the beloved series: Saffy's Angel, Indigo's Star, Permanent Rose, Caddy Ever After and Caddy's World.

Forever Rose

I asked myself lots of questions, like what did Hansel and Gretel say to their father when they finally made it home? What I Did in the Holidays .

What I Did in the Holidays. . . - A Hansel and Gretel Retelling by Hilary McKay

Here is brave, loyal Elsa, who wove the nettles in silence for seven long years. Sweet William by Rushlight is an imaginative retelling of the classic fairy tale 'The Swan Brothers'. Originally featured in Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales, this short story is sure to capture the imagination!From the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize-winning storyteller Hilary McKay and featuring black-and-white line and tone illustrations from the talented Sarah Gibb.

Sweet William by Rushlight - A The Swan Brothers Retelling by Hilary McKay

Poussez donc la porte du pensionnat tenu par les demoiselles Minchin. La petite princesse - l'héroïne de F H Burnett est partie, mais la magie est toujours. Voici Ermengarde, sa meilleure amie, trop timide pour confier ses secrets ; Lavinia, tout à ses rêves de grandeur, qui a fait la connaissance du mystérieux garçon d'à côté ; sans oublier la petite Lottie, qui n'en fait qu'à sa tête, et Alice, la nouvelle servante, qui bouscule joyeusement la maisonnée... Une histoire irrésistiblement drôle, vive, tendre, pleine de surprises et d'émotions !

Les Petites Pensionnaires

Winner of the Costa Children's Book Award. The Skylarks' War is a beautiful story following the loves and losses of a family growing up against the harsh backdrop of World War One, from the award-winning Hilary McKay. Clarry and her older brother Peter live for their summers in Cornwall, staying with their grandparents and running free with their charismatic cousin, Rupert. But normal life resumes each September - boarding school for Peter and Rupert, and a boring life for Clarry at home with her absent father, as the shadow of a terrible war looms ever closer. When Rupert goes off to fight at the front, Clarry feels their skylark summers are finally slipping away from them. Can their family survive this fearful war?'This belongs among the classic of children's literature .

THE SKYLARKS' WAR

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 Follow the life of a little boy called Oliver as he goes from being a workhouse orphan to a life with a group of young pickpockets. Will he ever manage to escape his life of crime? This wonderful retelling of the classic Charles Dickens story was written by Hilary McKay.

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 This is a Band 11/Lime book in the Collins Big Cat reading programme which has longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language. This is a retelling of a story by a significant author, and supports literacy learning around extended stories and significant authors. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader. For more guided reading books in this Collins Big Cat band, try Wild Weather (B06Y5DHJNT) by Chris Oxlade.

Oliver - Band 11/Lime

Caddy Ever After is the fourth book in Hilary McKay's laugh-out-loud, award-winning Casson Family series. It's Valentine's Day and everything's changing. Indigo's in love and wants to do something special to win over Sarah, Saffy has a strange new boyfriend who teaches her all about the stars and Caddy has fallen in love and is getting married .

Caddy Ever After

Follow the life of Pip, a poor lonely orphan in Victorian England. Everything changes when he becomes friends with the wealthy Estella. But can Pip leave his past behind? Written to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens' birth, this inspired retelling is written by Whitbread award-winning author Hilary McKay.

 Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.

 Text type: A retelling of a story by a significant author

 Curriculum links: History; Citizenship

 This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

The Tower and the Bird - A Rapunzel Retelling by Hilary McKay

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