A bear on Paddington Station? said Mrs Brown in amazement. Don't be silly -- there can't be.

Paddington, the intrepid bear from Darkest Peru, has a knack for smelling out things . His sharp nose, supported by marmalade sandwiches, leads him into many adventures.

Arrietty's father, Pod, was an expert Borrower. He could scale curtains using a hatpin, and bring back a doll's teacup without breaking it. Girls weren't supposed to go borrowing but as Arrietty was the only child her father broke the rule. She made friends with the human boy living in the house.

At the end of Five Children and It the five children promised not to ask the Psammead for another wish, but expressed a half wish to see it again some time. They find 'it' again in a pet shop, and their magic adventures start over again. 'It' leads them to a magic amulet - half of it actually - which they use it to try and find the other half.

Shipwrecked Dido Twite, picked up by a whaling ship, finds herself many miles from home and facing deep troubles. Sinister Miss Slighcarp, the governess from Willoughby Chase, makes a reappearance, this time is cahoots with Hanoverian plotters who have a dastardly plan in mind.

The Story of Miss Moppet .