Helen Cresswell

Helen Cresswell

Helen Cresswell was born on July 11th, 1934 and passed away at the age of 71 on September 26th, 2005.

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Helen Cresswell Stats: The most read book by Helen Cresswell on Book Notification is Collins Treasury Of Fairy Tales, a Children's Book novel.

Below is a complete list of Helen Cresswell books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Helen Cresswell is the Helen Cresswell Children's Books.

List of Jumbo Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Jumbo books are Jumbo Spencer, Jumbo Back To Nature, and Jumbo Afloat.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Jumbo Back To Nature
1963
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2
Jumbo Spencer
1963
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3
Jumbo Afloat
1966
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4
Jumbo And The Big Dig
1968
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List of Lizzie Dripping Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Lizzie Dripping books are Lizzie Dripping, Lizzie Dripping and the Witch, and Lizzie Dripping and the Little Angel.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Lizzie Dripping
1973
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2
Lizzie Dripping Again
1974
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3
Lizzie Dripping by the Sea
1974
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4
Lizzie Dripping and the Little Angel
1974
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5
Lizzie Dripping and the Witch
1991
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6
Lizzie Dripping on Holiday
1994
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List of Posy Bates Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Posy Bates, Again!
1991
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2
Meet Posy Bates
1991
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3
Posy Bates And The Bag Lady
1993
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List of The Bagthorpe Saga Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top The Bagthorpe Saga books are Ordinary Jack, Bagthorpes Unlimited, and Bagthorpes V. the World.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Ordinary Jack
1977
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2
Bagthorpes Unlimited
1978
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3
Absolute Zero
1978
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4
Bagthorpes V. the World
1979
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5
Bagthorpes Abroad
1984
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6
Bagthorpes Haunted
1985
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7
Bagthorpes Liberated
1989
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8
The Bagthorpe Triangle
1994
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9
Bagthorpes Battered
1997
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10
Bagthorpes Besieged
1997
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List of Two Hoots Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Two Hoots books are Two Hoots, Two Hoots Play Hide and Seek, and Two Hoots Go to the Sea.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Two Hoots
1975
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2
Two Hoots Go to the Sea
1975
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3
Two Hoots in the Snow
1975
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4
Two Hoots and the Big Bad Bird
1975
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5
Two Hoots Play Hide and Seek
1977
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6
Two Hoots and the King
1977
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List of Winklesea Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
A Gift From Winklesea
1969
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2
Whatever Happened In Winklesea?
1989
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3
Mystery at Winklesea
1995
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List of Children's Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top children's books are Collins Treasury Of Fairy Tales, Moondial, and The Secret World Of Polly Flint.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Pietro And The Mule
1965
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2
Where The Wind Blows
1966
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3
Tide For The Captain
1967
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4
The Piemakers
1967
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5
The Signposters
1967
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6
Barge Children
1968
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7
Rug Is A Bear
1968
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8
Rug Plays Tricks
1968
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9
The Night Watchmen
1969
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10
Rug Plays Ball
1969
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11
House For Jones
1969
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12
Fast Boats And Rough Seas
1969
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13
Rug And A Picnic
1969
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14
Rainbow Pavement
1970
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15
The Wilkses
1970
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16
The Outlanders
1970
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17
Sea Warfare
1971
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18
At The Stroke Of Midnight
1971
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19
The Bird Fancier
1971
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20
Up The Pier
1971
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21
The Beachcombers
1972
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22
Jane's Policeman
1972
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23
Blue Birds Over Pit Row
1972
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24
Roof Fall
1972
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25
Long Day
1972
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26
Short Back And Sides
1972
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27
The Bower Birds
1973
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28
The Bongleweed
1973
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29
The Beetle Hunt;
1973
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30
The Key
1973
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31
The Trap
1973
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32
Shady Deal
1974
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33
Cheap Day Return
1974
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34
The Winter Of The Birds
1975
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35
Butterfly Chase
1975
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36
A Game Of Catch
1977
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37
Donkey Days
1977
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38
Awful Jack
1977
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39
The Flyaway Kite
1979
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40
John's First Fish
1979
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41
My Aunt Polly
1979
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42
Nearly Goodbye
1980
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43
Penny For The Guy
1980
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44
My Aunt Polly By The Sea
1980
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45
Kingdom Of Riches
1981
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46
The Secret World Of Polly Flint
1982
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47
Dear Shrink
1982
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48
Petticoat Smuggler
1985
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49
Whodunnit?
1986
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50
Greedy Alice
1986
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51
Trouble
1987
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52
Moondial
1987
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53
Ellie And The Hagwitch
1987
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54
The Story Of Grace Darling
1988
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55
The Weather Cat
1989
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56
Dragon Ride
1989
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57
Rosie And The Boredom Eater
1989
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58
Almost Goodbye Guzzler
1990
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59
Time Out
1990
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60
Almost Goodbye
1992
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61
The Return Of The Psammead
1992
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62
The Watchers
1993
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63
Stonestruck
1995
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64
The Little Sea Horse
1995
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65
Polly Thumb
1995
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66
Mister Maggs
1996
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67
Birdspell
1996
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68
10
Collins Treasury Of Fairy Tales
1997
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69
The Phoenix And The Carpet
1997
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70
Bag Of Bones
1997
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71
Sea Piper
1997
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72
Sophie And The Seawolf
1997
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73
The Little Grey Donkey
1998
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74
Garlunk
1998
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75
Snatchers
1999
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76
Rumpelstiltskin
2004
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77
A Treasury Of Fairy Tales
2013
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top short story collections are Classic Fairy Tales, The White Sea Horse and Other Sea Magic, and Best Stories for Six Year Olds.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The White Sea Horse and Other Sea Magic
1975
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2
The Puffin Book of Funny Stories
1993
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3
Classic Fairy Tales
1994
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4
Best Stories for Six Year Olds
1995
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List of Red Hot Reads Books in Publication Order

Story collections featuring mystery, spooky events, and dance.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Mystery
1996
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2
Mystifying
1996
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3
Mystery Stories
1996
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4
Ballet Stories ( By: Sally Holmes)
1997
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5
Detective Stories (By: Philip Pullman)
1998
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6
Animal Stories ( By: Michael Morpurgo)
1999
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List of Trophy Chapter Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Trophy Chapter books are One Day in the Woods, One Day in the Prairie, and The Little Sea Pony.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Glenda (By: Marc Simont, Janice May Udry)
1969
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2
Jackie Robinson (By: Steve Scott, Michael Hays, Kenneth Rudeen)
1971
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3
Rosa Parks (By: Eloise Greenfield, Eric Marlow)
1973
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4
Frankenstein Moved in on the Fourth Floor (By: Elizabeth Levy)
1979
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5
Dracula is a Pain in the Neck (By: Mordicai Gerstein)
1983
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6
One Day in the Desert (By: Jean Craighead George)
1983
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7
One Day in the Alpine Tundra (By: Jean Craighead George)
1984
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8
One Day in the Prairie (By: Jean Craighead George)
1986
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9
One Day in the Woods (By: Jean Craighead George)
1988
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10
In a Messy, Messy Room and Other Scary Stories (By: Kimberly Bulcken Root, Judith Gorog)
1994
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11
Arabian Nights: Three Tales (By: Deborah Nourse Lattimore)
1995
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12
School Spirit Sabotage: Starring Brian and Pea Brian (By: Elizabeth Levy)
1995
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13
Drew and the Bub Daddy Showdown (By: Robb Armstrong)
1996
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14
In a Creepy, Creepy Place: And Other Scary Stories (By: Kimberly Bulcken Root, Judith Gorog)
1996
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15
The Little Sea Pony
1997
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16
A Treasury of Mermaids: Mermaid Tales from Around the World (By: Shirley Climo)
1997
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17
Sword of the Samurai: Adventure Stories from Japan (By: Eric A. Kimmel)
1999
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18
Incredible Animal Adventures (By: Jean Craighead George)
1999
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19
A Pride of Princesses: Princess Tales from Around the World (By: Shirley Climo, Angelo Tillery)
1999
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20
Swimming With Sharks (By: Twig C. George, Yong Chen)
1999
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List of Helen Cresswell Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Jubilee Jackanory
1977
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2
Black Eyes and Other Spine Chillers
1981
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3
Over the Rainbow
1983
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4
Hidden Turnings
1989
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5
Silver Jackanory
1991
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6
A Treasury of Witches and Wizards
1996
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7
Fantasy: Red Hot Reads
2004
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8
We're Having a Party!
2013
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Helen Cresswell

Helen Cresswell was born on July 11th, 1934. Helen passed away September 26th, 2005 at 71 years old.

Helen Cresswell was the author of the Helen Cresswell Children's Books series which consists of 77 novels. The Helen Cresswell Children's Books series started in 1965 with the novel Pietro And The Mule. The most recently released novel in the Helen Cresswell Children's Books series was A Treasury Of Fairy Tales which was released in 2013. There are no upcoming novels for the Helen Cresswell Children's Books series.

Helen Cresswell also wrote The Bagthorpe Saga series which has 10 books including Ordinary Jack and Bagthorpes Unlimited.

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  1. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
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  3. Christopher Moore, author of: Lamb.
  4. Ray Bradbury, author of: Fahrenheit 451.
  5. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.

Helen Cresswell: F.A.Q

When was Helen Cresswell Born?

Helen Cresswell was born on July 11th, 1934.

When did Helen Cresswell die?

Helen Cresswell died on September 26th, 2005 at 71 years old.

What was the first book Helen Cresswell wrote?

The first book written by Helen Cresswell was Jumbo Back To Nature, published in 1963.

What was the most recent book Helen Cresswell wrote?

Their most recently released work was A Treasury Of Fairy Tales (a short story) on November 7th, 2013.

What is the most popular book by Helen Cresswell?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Helen Cresswell book is Collins Treasury Of Fairy Tales. Here are their most popular books and their average ratings:
  1. Collins Treasury Of Fairy Tales (10.00)

How many books has Helen Cresswell written?

Helen Cresswell has written 117 books across 10 series and categories, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 4 books in the Jumbo Series
  • 6 books in the Lizzie Dripping Series
  • 3 books in the Posy Bates Series
  • 10 books in The Bagthorpe Saga Series
  • 6 books in the Two Hoots Series
  • 3 books in the Winklesea Series
  • 77 Children's Books
  • 4 Short Story Collections
  • 3 books in the Red Hot Reads Series
  • 1 book in the Trophy Chapter Series

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