Gallows Hill - Martin Waddell

Irish folk tales with a ghastly ghostly twist! Two tales in each book, written in Martin Waddell's inimitable lyrical style. Every story is packed with atmosphere and a twist of gentle humour. From Boneless's revenge on the tricky tinker and Eileen's ghostly dance to her death, to Soft Butter rising from his grave in a field and Himself's refusal to leave Dan alone - wherever he goes, children will be drawn on irresistibly by these original stories. Illustrated throughout with James Mayhew's atmospheric line drawings. A further two titles in the series to follow in August.

Martin Waddell is known and respected the world over for his incredible storytelling. Martin has won the Smarties Prize twice and was presented with the Hans Christian Andersen Award for children's literature. For Orchard, Martin has written the fun, action-packed bestseller 'The Dirty Great Dinosaur' and its sequel 'The Super Swooper Dinosaur' (both illustrated by Leonie Lord), and two wonderful story collections 'The Orchard Book of Goblins, Ghouls and Ghosts' (illustrated by Tony Ross) and 'The Orchard Book of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales' (illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark). Martin lives in Northern Ireland.