Barbara Godwin: 11 books

Branwing is lonely. He lives at the Ghostly Ghastly House with the Ghastly family of ghosts.Three skeletons also live there. They are great friends, and they share the oddest of ideas.Branwing doesn’t have a "special" friend, for he is the only vampire, and what's worse, because...

The Ghastly family are ghosts. They live in the castle above the town. Other ghosts live there too, because it is a haunted castle. Mr and Mrs Ghastly are singers and always busy with rehearsals and performances, so the little Ghastlys often do what they like. What they like doing is to make...

When the pirates came to Evie’s house, she helped them find a treasure map. The pirate captain left his porcupine, Pieces of Eight, to live with her, and Evie’s dad built her a small house to live in.That was Evie’s story in "Pizzas, Pirates and a Porcupine." "Eggs, Pegs...

When Evie runs to answer a knock at the door it isn’t the pizza girl with a delivery, but a pirate with a treasure map. He stops for lunch, and is soon joined by a troupe of pirates with their pets – an elephant, chickens, a spider and a baby porcupine. They dig all afternoon, but they...

It is Christmas Eve. The little Ghastlys are not expecting Father Christmas to bring them presents because he never does. But Princess is determined that they shall hang up their stockings and is sure that this year he will come. Princess doesn't know that the little Ghastlys haven't always...

The Ghastlys are a family of ghosts. Mr and Mrs Ghastly are opera singers, but the little Ghastlys can’t stand opera. To them it is like wailing and cats do that better.Having successfully got out of going to their parents night-time concerts, the little Ghastlys have absolutely nothing to...

The little Ghastlys are up to their tricks again. This time they want to save their new home from the Striped-Suit Man. He plans to clear up the skeletons, and pull down the Old Museum where the Ghastly family now live. The skeletons don't want to be cleared away, and Mr and Mrs Ghastly don't...

Tim is a keen young helper at Mr McMarvel’s workshop, and he’s desperate to learn how to make amazing machines. There’s Rupert, (Mr McMarvel’s robot,) the Unlock-Anything Machine, and the Grunts-Squeaks-and Scary-Noises Machine for starters. Not to mention the Extra-Fast-Rollerblading Machine...

The little Ghastlys are up to tricks again, and their parents are angry with them. It doesn’t help that as Branwing and Princess are away, Mr Ghastly has to run the Ghostly Ghastly House for the visitors – something which he is doing very badly. He can’t even get the front door open to let them...

The little Ghastlys are up to mischief again. Their tricks do not amuse the Mayor, and they must do something good for the town or the whole family are to be thrown out of the Ghostly Ghastly House. The Ghastlys are a family of ghosts. There's Mr and Mrs Ghastly, and the three little Ghastlys,...

The Ghostly Ghastlys are a family of ghosts. There is not much that can harm ghosts, but they must beware of the Great Ghost Snow. The skeletons are building an igloo. Unknowingly, they are stirring the magic up - and it isn't good. Along comes the Snowman Rescuer. He's a bit of a windbag,...