There's a resurgance of interest in Mahy's work, with new books and backlist coming regularly from HarperCollins and Orion.So few single-author short story collections have been published of late but there is definitely a demand for them in schools and as samplers of the wider body of authors' work.Fantasy is a perennially popular theme and there's heightened interest in the genre at present.Part of the specialliy-commissioned White Wolves fiction range for 7-11 year olds, written in consultation with the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education.Each year group will have three stand-alone titles and accompanying Teachers' Guides to support guided reading lessons in the classroom.

One of the world's most acclaimed children's authors, Margaret Mahy is twice-winner of the Carnegie Medal (for The Haunting and The Changeover) and five times a winner of the Esther Glen Award in her native New Zealand. Her work includes picture books, novels and short story collections which she has been publishing since 1969.