Hughes, Monica. The Isis Pedlar. London: Methuen Children's Books, 1983.

Part of the Isis trilogy, the pedlar in this book is no ordinary pedlar  --  he is a shyster and a con-man who has slipped through the quarantine barrier set up around the new colony with a scheme which brings the inhabitants close to disaster ... and which has to be stopped.

© Copyright of book cover unknown, 1983. Reproduction rights obtained by license issued by the Copyright Board of Canada in cooperation with Access Copyright (formerly known as CANCOPY).

Hughes, Monica. The Keeper of the Isis Light. London: Methuen Children's Books, 1981. A Magnet Book.

The first book in the Isis trilogy begins with the arrival of the space ship from Earth on the planet where Olwen has lived alone with her protector for twelve long years.

© Terry Oakes, 1981. Reproduction rights obtained by license issued by the Copyright Board of Canada in cooperation with Access Copyright (formerly known as CANCOPY).

Lunn, Janet. The Twelve Dancing Princesses. Toronto: Methuen Children's Books, 1979.
Illustrations by Laszlo Gal.

A retelling of the old story of the farm boy who wins the hand of the princess in marriage by solving the riddle of the dancing shoes. Awarded the Canada Council Children's Literature Prize for its illustrations.

By permission of Laszlo Gal.

Maloney, Margaret Crawford. Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid. Toronto: Methuen Children's Books, c1983.
Illustrations by Laszlo Gal.

The story of the mermaid who leaves the sea to seek human form. Laszlo Gal was awarded the Canada Council Children's Literature Prize for his work on this book and the pictures are typical of the richness and colour he brings to the world of fairy tale.

By permission of Laszlo Gal.