Praise for Peter Dickinson's children's and "One of the real masters of children's literature. and " - Philip Pullman and "Peter Dickinson is a national treasure. and " - The Guard-ian and "Magnificent. Peter Dickinson is the past-master story-teller of our day. and " - The Times Literary Supplement In three earthy and three airy stories, Peter Dickinson's changelings, gryphons, and gods get in the way of the rest of us who are struggling to find someone to fall in love with, something interesting to do, somewhere to run to. These are smart, funny, provocative stories, but even as they float the reader away on a cloud of myth, they remain firmly grounded. Includes a foreword by the author. Peter Dickinson is the author of over fifty books including Eva, Emma Tupper's Dairy, and the Michael L. Printz honor book The Ropemaker. He has twice received the Crime Writers' Association's Gold Dagger as well as the Guardian Award and Whitbread Prize. He lives in England and is married to the novelist Robin McKinley.