The Borrowers
Author: Bailey, Sian
ISBN: 9780141354866
Publisher: Puffin Modern Classics
Year First Published: 2014
Pages: 224
Dimensions: 202mm x 129mm x 17mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime
The Borrowers live in the secret places of quiet old houses; behind the mantelpiece, inside the harpsichord, under the kitchen clock. They own nothing, borrow everything, and think that human beings were invented just to do the dirty work. 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 an only child her father broke the rule, and then something happened which changed their lives. She made friends with the human boy living in the house...
ISBN: 9780141354866
Publisher: Puffin Modern Classics
Year First Published: 2014
Pages: 224
Dimensions: 202mm x 129mm x 17mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime
The Borrowers live in the secret places of quiet old houses; behind the mantelpiece, inside the harpsichord, under the kitchen clock. They own nothing, borrow everything, and think that human beings were invented just to do the dirty work. 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 an only child her father broke the rule, and then something happened which changed their lives. She made friends with the human boy living in the house...
