Angela Rigley

Baarlie the Lamb cannot sleep when a bedazzling star shines brightly above her field, so she follows it and finds a baby in a manger.

When Dip the dinosaur, Yuni the unicorn and Knighty, a timid knight, reach the tower to rescue a princess, they find she is not in danger at all. Dip is persuaded to eat bread and cheese, with embarrassing, smelly consequences.

The sleepy village of Lea Croft in Victorian Derbyshire is aroused when the body of the farmer's son, Herbert Grant, is found down a gully. Martha Holloway suspects Charlie, her husband, of killing him for assaulting her in the past. When Charlie goes missing in a landslide Martha has to find a job at the farm, where her younger sisters, Charlotte and Jessica, 15, pregnant by an unknown father, work as milkmaids. Herbert's brother, Ronald, fancies Charlotte, but will he pluck up the courage to tell her? He is arrested for Herbert's murder. But will he be found guilty, and what happens to Charlie?

LARGE PRINT EDITION: Amidst the poverty of nineteenth century London a stranger thrusts a baby into the arms of thirteen-year old Harriet and disappears. Who was she? And what will Harriet tell her strict Catholic parents when they return?

Amidst the poverty of nineteenth century London a stranger thrusts a baby into the arms of thirteen-year old Harriet and disappears. Who was she? And what will Harriet tell her strict Catholic parents when they return from Aldershot, where they have gone to see their soldier son who has been in an accident? Will Harriet's brother recover and how will she cope with the baby?

In this picture book for younger children Dotty the Dormouse escapes from a kestrel but then she and her friend Raggy the Rabbit are lost so they ask Caro the Crow to help them find their way home

When Baarlie sees a pretty butterfly she wants to fly, so she asks Blakie the blackbird if he will teach her, but she does not like the help she receives.

In this picture book for tots, Baarlie the lamb does not like the snow, nor do her friends, but her mum soon puts their minds at rest, and they are soon frolicking in the snow.

In this picture book for tots, when Cal the caveboy has the good idea of climbing onto a giant tortoise so he can climb a tree, he does not think of the consequence.

In this second picture book for younger children Cal the caveboy is scared when he tries to find his sister's necklace, and he finds a snake - with Aggy behind it. What should he do?

In this LARGE PRINT Victorian dual timeline set in The Lake District Amelia Wise inherits a derelict house from her father, and finds a beautiful perfume bottle in the overgrown garden. Who had it belonged to and how did it come to be buried there? Investigations lead to the discovery of a family tragedy linked to the mysterious bottle.

In this Victorian dual timeline novel, Amelia Wise feels a jolt when she finds a blue perfume bottle in the overgrown garden of the house she has inherited. Several events in her life mirror those from the past and, with the help of her newfound cousin, Olivia, the bottle's secret is uncovered.'A sweetly written historical novel populated with a host of charming characters.' The Wishing Shelf Book Awards

A naughty lamb is told off by her mum when she snags her wool on a wire. When she sees a beautiful butterfly, she wants to learn how to fly like it, so she asks her friend, Blakie the blackbird, to teach her. He tells her that lambs are not known to fly, but she does not expect his solution.

When Cal the caveboy cannot reach the lowest branch of a nearby tree he comes up with the cunning plan of enlisting the help of a giant tortoise. However, once he is up the tree, the tortoise ambles off, leaving him stranded. The next day his mother asks him to help his little sister, Aggy, to find her necklace. But a rattlesnake bares its fangs at him. What should he do?

Clarice the chair (our cover model) enjoys her holiday in the English Lake District. Her search for the best spot in the garden, and attempts to take a break from her own job, have an unexpected result.Some poems are inspired by real things that happen to me, some were entered into competitions at Eastwood Writers' Group, one of which actually won The "things" include stories, memoirs and Thoughts for the Day, so pull up a chair (if you can catch one) and dip in to my silliness.