The Margaret Mahy treasury : eleven favourite stories from the marvellous Margaret Mahy.

Short stories for children.

"CD inside six stories read by Margaret Mahy"--Cover.

Previously published without CD in 2011.

A lion in the meadow / illustrated by Jenny Williams -- The witch in the cherry tree / illustrated by Jenny Williams -- A summery Saturday morning / illustrated by Selina Young -- The great piratical rumbustification / illustrated by Quentin Blake -- The boy with two shadows / illustrated by Jenny Williams -- The great white man-eating shark / illustrated by Jonathan Allen -- Jam / illustrated by Helen Craig -- The three-legged cat / illustrated by Jonathan Allen -- The boy who was followed home / illustrated by Steven Kellogg -- The librarian and the robbers / illustrated by Quentin Blake -- The man whose mother was a pirate / illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain.

The marvellous Margaret Mahy wrote many of New Zealand's most loved children's stories. These are stories of boundless imagination, exuberant characters, magical language and priceless humour. The Margaret Mahy Treasury contains eleven favourite Mahy stories. In this volume you will find such timeless classics as A Lion in the Meadow, The Witch in the Cherry Tree, The Man Whose Mother was a Pirate and many more. These beautifully illustrated stories are childhood essentials. This book contains a CD of Margaret Mahy reading six of her classic stories.

Junior, primary.