Cresswell, Helen

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CRESSWELL, Helen

CRESSWELL, Helen. British, b. 1936. Genres: Novellas/Short stories, Children's fiction, Plays/Screenplays. Publications: Sonya-by-the-Shore, 1960; Jumbo Spencer, 1963; The White Sea Horse, 1964; Jumbo Back to Nature, 1965; Pietro and the Mule, 1965; Where the Wind Blows, 1966; Jumbo Afloat, 1966; The Pie Makers, 1967; A Day on Big O, 1967; A Tide for the Captain, 1967; The Signposters, 1968; The Sea Piper, 1968; Jumbo and the Big Dig, 1968; Rug Is a Bear, 1968; Rug Plays Tricks, 1968; The Night Watchmen, 1969; A Game of Catch, 1969; A Gift from Winklesea, 1969; A House for Jones, 1969; Rug Plays Ball, 1969; Rug and a Picnic, 1969; The Outlanders, 1970; The Wilkses, 1970; Rainbow Pavement, 1970; John's First Fish, 1970; Up the Pier, 1971; The Weather Cat, 1971; The Bird Fancier, 1971; At the Stroke of Midnight, 1971; The Beachcombers, 1972; Jane's Policeman, 1972; The Long Day, 1972; Short Back and Sides, 1972; Blue Birds over Pit Row, 1972; Roof Fall, 1972; Lizzie Dripping series, 6 vols., 1972-91; The White Sea Horse and Other Tales of the Sea, 1972; The Bongleweed, 1973; The Bower Bird, 1973; The Key, 1973; The Trap, 1973; The Beetle Hunt, 1973; The Two Hoots series, 7 vols., 1974-77; Cheap Day Return, 1974; Shady Deal, 1974; Butterfly Chase, 1975; The Winter of the Birds, 1975; Jumbo Spencer (TV play), 1976; Bagthorpe series, 10 vols., 1977-99; Donkey Days, 1977; Absolute Zero, 1978; The Flyaway Kite, 1979; My Aunt Polly by the Sea, 1980; Dear Shrink, 1982; The Secret World of Polly Flint, 1982; Ellie and the Hagwitch, 1984; Whodunnit?, 1986; Moondial, 1987; Time Out, 1987; Dragon Ride, 1987; Fox in a Maze, 1988; Greedy Alice, 1989; Rosie and the Boredom Eater, 1989; The Story of Grace Darling, 1989; Whatever Happened in Winklesea?, 1989; Almost Goodbye Guzzler, 1990; Meet Posy Bates, 1990; Posy Bates Again, 1991; The Return of the Psammead (book & TV series), 1992; (ed.) The Puffin Book of Funny Stories, 1992; Posy Bates and the Bag Lady, 1993; The Watchers: Mystery at Alton Towers, 1993; Stonestruck, 1995; Mystery Stories, 1996; Mister Maggs, 1996; Bag of Bones, 1997; Sophie and the Seawolf, 1997; Rumpelstiltskin, 1997; The Phoenix and the Carpet, 1997; Collins Treasury of Fairy Tales, 1997; The Little Grey Donkey, 1998; Garlunk, 1998; Snatchers, 2000. Address: Old Church Farm, Eakring, Newark, Notts. NG22 0DA, England.

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