The Otterbury Incident

This delightful and entertaining story is written by Cecil Day Lewis, who held the Chair of Poetry at Oxford University and was Poet Laureate of England from 1968 until his death in 1972. (His son is the actor Daniel Day Lewis). This was his only children's book; it's been out of print for some time (I had a used copy sent from England. Interested? I'll loan it to you!) and came to my attention via Hayao Miyazaki's List of 50 Recommended Books for Children, which is now available via an Amazon List. It's a believable "mystery", with much whimsy and humor. Wonderful!