Posy Bates wants to see some changes in her life. So, she sets about achieving them changes, but her encounters with a mysterious bag lady make her plans develop in unexpected ways. The author also wrote Moondial, The Secret World of Polly Flint and Lizzie Dripping.
Helen Cresswell (1934–2005) was an English television scriptwriter and author of more than 100 children's books, best known for comedy and supernatural fiction. Her most popular book series, Lizzie Dripping and The Bagthorpe Saga, were also the basis for television series.
Posy is an imaginative little girl who wants a pet more than anything. But there's always a reason her mother says no. In addition to her own talents, Posy believes in magic, and decides that the local homeless woman is really a magical creature.