The Secret Staircase (Brambly Hedge)
by:
Jill Barklem (author)
ISBN:
9780399217265 (0399217266)
Publish date: October 5th 1989
Publisher: Philomel
Edition language: English
Series: Brambly Hedge
I assume that this is where my love for staircases came from. A mildly impressionable child would not hesitate to revel in the fact that, unlike almost all other books I've known, the secret staircase remains a secret with the children.
This is my first introduction to the world of Brambly Hedge and I'm hooked! In this story two little mice (Wilfred and Primrose) discover a secret staircase which leads them to some delightful secret little rooms. I don't think there is a child alive who doesn't fantasize about something like this...