Sheila K. McCullagh had her first work pulished in the 1950s and then went on to write a number of children's books including the Puddle lane and the Buccaneers series.
Puddle Lane books are expertly put together to make an interactive and engaging reading experience the encourages youngsters to read using multiple learning techniques. The stories are fun, interesting, and with a collection of characters that spans across the entire series, allowing children to become acquainted with the characters enough for them to develop favourites. Great learning-to-read books.
Seriously?! So glad I read this alone first - it's not really a standalone, and annoyingly, tracking down parts 1-2, 4 and what looks like 5 and then even 6 - something ("A Dragon in the Mountains" looks like the same characters!) is going to be costly if I can't find these on Archive.org! Bah!
1. When the Clock Struck Thirteen 2. The Sandalwood Girl 3. On the Way to the Blue Mountains 4. Fire in the Grass 5. The Silver River (6? A Dragon in the Mountains) - this is on OpenLibrary at least