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Author Stern, Simon, 1943-

Title The Hobyahs : an old story / told & illustrated by Simon Stern
Edition Magnet edition
Published London : Methuen, 1977

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 MELB SPELK  819 Stern Sim/Hao  LIB USE ONLY
Description [31]pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 18cm
Summary An old man, an old woman and a little girl live together in a turnip house. But the villainous Hobyahs (creatures who come out at night) capture the little girl and take her home with them .
Notes "Adapted from a story of the same name in Joseph Jacob's "More English fairy tales"[1894]"
Audience For children
Subject Monsters -- Juvenile fiction.
Kidnapping -- Juvenile fiction.
Dogs -- Juvenile fiction.
Genre/Form Picture books.
Barbara Elkhorne collection.
Fiction.
ISBN 0416238505