Birdy and the Ghosties

Birdy

by Jill Paton Walsh, Alan Marks (Illustrator)

A young Scottish girl has little use for her gift of second sight until the day the ghosties came.

48 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1989

About the author

Jill Paton Walsh was born Gillian Bliss in London on April 29th, 1937. She was educated at St. Michael's Convent, North Finchley, and at St. Anne's College, Oxford. From 1959 to 1962 she taught English at Enfield Girls' Grammar School.

Jill Paton Walsh has won the Book World Festival Award, 1970, for Fireweed; the Whitbread Prize, 1974 (for a Children's novel) for The Emperor's Winding Sheet; The Boston Globe-Horn Book Award 1976 for Unleaving; The Universe Prize, 1984 for A Parcel of Patterns; and the Smarties Grand Prix, 1984, for Gaffer Samson's Luck.

Series:
* Imogen Quy
* Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane

Reviews

[Jennifer Plested · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short children's book picked up from my local bookswap, an unusual interesting read and a bit creepy for young readers too.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

A slim, slight chapter book for children. Some lovely language. 3-1/2 stars.