Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2361678 in Books
• Published on: 1976-10-28
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Book Jacket
Oxford Children's Modern Classics bring together the best-loved children's novels of the 20th century, by some of the most distinguished authors, for a new generation of readers to enjoy.

Arthy, Jem, and Gravella Roller are the finest pie- makers in Danby Dale, famed for their perfect pastry and fantastic fillings. So when they're asked to make a special pie for the King, which will feed two hundred people, the Rollers are thrown into a frenzy of excited preparations. This will be the best-ever Danby Dale pie! But unfortunately, wicked Uncle Crispin, a rival pie-maker, has different plans for the Rollers' pie ... plans that include an extra-large helping of pepper…

This funny, charming story was Helen Cresswell's first children's book, and was nominated for the Carnegie Medal.