In Santa Claus's Castle When Joe, Beth, Frannie and Rick, and their friends Silky and Saucepan-man, are turned into toys, they're not sure how to get back to their normal state. Only one person can help them. The friends must get to very top of the Magic Faraway Tree and Santa Claus's castle as fast as they can! The stories about the Magic Faraway Tree have been entertaining children for more than 80 years. Now these colour short stories offer a great way for young new readers to discover the adventures of Silky, Moon-Face, the Saucepan Man and all of their friends in the Enchanted Wood. Off On A Holiday Adventure When Mollie and Peter go to buy their mother a birthday present, they discover the most extraordinary thing: a chair that can fly and grant wishes! And on a stiflingly hot summer day in the playroom, what better adventure to have than to fly high above the mountains and seaside in search of the Land of Goodness Knows Where! A Wishing Tree Adventure When Mollie and Peter go to buy their mother a birthday present, they discover the most extraordinary thing: a chair that can fly and grant wishes! The Wishing-Chair takes them on some marvellous adventures - to a castle where they narrowly escape from a giant, to find a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, and even to help Santa Claus deliver presents for Christmas! Wherever will the wishing-chair take them next? The Royal Birthday Together with their friend Binky the Pixie, Mollie and Peter wish to become a prince and princess for the day, celebrating the birthday of Princess Peronell at the royal palace. But whatever do you give a princess for their birthday? The Land of Dreams Beth, Joe, Frannie and Rick thought they had had quite enough of adventures, but soon go up the Faraway Tree again and find themselves in the Land of Dreams. The dastardly Sandman makes them fall asleep and Silky has to find a way to get them home in one piece! Along the way, they encounter muffins that turn into kittens, a bus that turns into a plane and a boat, and lots more… The Land of Birthdays It’s Beth’s birthday, so everyone is delighted when the Land of Birthdays arrives at the top of the Faraway Tree. It’s time for the most magical party they’ve ever had! The Land of Enchantments In the Land of Enchantments, everything shines and shimmers and moves. But it’s full of witches, enchanters and goblins, and some not very nice spells! The Land of Silly School The Land of Silly School is where Dame Snap teaches naughty elves, pixies and fairies. But Joe, Beth, Frannie, Connie soon discover that the lessons are very silly indeed! How will they escape strict Dame Snap? The Land of Magic Medicines The Land of Magic Medicines has come to the top of the Faraway Tree, and it’s full of curious bottles and sparkling potions. It’s the perfect place to find something to make Mother feel better… Joe and the Magic Snowman When Joe is whisked up to the Land of Ice and Snow, he meets a rather bossy snowman, who is determined to make Joe his servant! Can Moon-Face, Frannie and Beth rescue Joe, with the help of their new friends, Goldilocks and the Three Bears? A Daring School Rescue Molly and Peter are ever so lucky. They have a magical wishing-chair that will fly them to fairy-tale lands and grant them any wish they please! But on a mission to find their missing toys, the children are captured and made to attend the very strict school for bad brownies! A Summertime Mystery And so when their little black cat, Whiskers, goes missing, they know just who to call upon to help them find her! Short chapters and beautiful full-colour illustrations from Alex Paterson make the Wishing-Chair Adventures series perfect bedtime reading for children aged five and upwards. The Witch's Lost Cat Never in their wildest dreams, could Mollie and Peter have imagined something so wonderful as a magic Wishing-Chair that will fly you anywhere and grant your every wish! And so when their little black cat, Whiskers, goes missing, they know just who to call upon to help them find her!