One Beastly Beast: Two aliens, three inventors, four fantastic tales (repost)

A funny, magical, colourful story collection for young children. The stories are: / Serena and the Sea Serpent – in which a small girl discovers that being a Penguinmaid is too much fun! / Bill the Inventor – in which a young orphan discovers that finding ideal parents is very tricky indeed! / Blackbread the Pirate – in which Peter discovers that the world beneath his feet is fraught with rude rats! / The Princess and the Beastly Beast – in which Rinda discovers that monsters are not always so terrible on the inside! Garth Nix takes on a younger audience with this collection of magical adventures. His trademark fertile imagination and spellbinding storytelling is sure to capture a whole new generation of fans.