Escaping from an attic where they had been held captive over the long, dark winter, a family of tiny people sets up house in an old rectory. Copyright © Libri

The story of a family of miniature people who live in a quiet, out-of-the-way country house and who tried never to be seen by human beings.

Together in one volume, here are complete versions of Mary Norton’s five beloved bestselling books about the tiny, stouthearted Borrowers. Put this volume int

“The Borrowers Afield is beautifully written and engrossing, even suspenseful . . . like the best of children’s books, this is really a book for all ages.�

Imprisoned in an attic by a greedy couple who want to use them as performers, the Borrowers escape by balloon.