Children's Book (Series) From 90's

Charlie

I know this seems really vague but I was wondering if anyone could hep me out with the name of a book (actually series of books) I used to read as a child.

I can only remember bits and pieces to the series but I remember that I used to love it. The story was about two children (or possibly pinocchio-esque characters) a boy and a girl. They basically lived in an attic, but they didn't know much about themselves. The series of books revolved around them trying to find out who they were and this was set in a lord of the rings type setting, trekking over vast lands, encountering many obstacles in search of their identity. I think there may have been an elderly man or wizard of some sort involved. He knew the children and every now and again would look at his magic saucer which would show him just exactly where the children were.

Other misc. info was that the boy came form an attic I think, and the books started with a clock striking midnight (seemed important)

I know the info is really vague and sketchy. I read the books when I was about 5/6 and that would have been around 1990/1991, they seemed newish for then. Also, I remember that the inside of the book, both front and back showed a map of what land the children had crossed. Each book was small enough in size, about 30 pages and contained pictures.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, I really want to know what happened in the end.

gidget

Yeah i remember them. I listed them as my favourite in a thread a while back, but i couldn't remember the name of them.

I just remembered that the girl was made of wood and the boy was made of iron. I have since found out that this was part of the Puddle Lane series and the first books was called " When the clock struck Thirteen". I think i would have been about 5 when i was reading them too but that was back in 85/86 when i started getting them.

Charlie

gidget wrote: »

Yeah i remember them. I listed them as my favourite in a thread a while back, but i couldn't remember the name of them.

I just remembered that the girl was made of wood and the boy was made of iron. I have since found out that this was part of the Puddle Lane series and the first books was called " When the clock struck Thirteen". I think i would have been about 5 when i was reading them too but that was back in 85/86 when i started getting them.

You're a gent! That's exactly what they were, memories flooding back now. What a set of books!

Can you remember how they ended? Did they find out where they came from/ who there creators were?

gidget

You're a gent!

Might want to change that to Gem!!!! I is a Lady Charlie!!!:D

Anyway, there was 9 books in total in the series;

When The Clock Struck Thirteen
The Iron Boy
The Sandalwood Girl
On The Back Of The Great Owl
The Magical Country Of Zorn
On The Way To The Blue Mountains
The Fire in the grass
The Silver Ponies
The Silver River

Looking at the titles, I can remember the girl couldn't go near fire and the boy couldn't go near water!!

Can you remember how they ended? Did they find out where they came from/ who there creators were?

I think from recollection that the ending was of them becoming real - can't remember much else.

spurious

There are a good few of them on eBay.

gogo

gidget wrote: »

Might want to change that to Gem!!!! I is a Lady Charlie!!!:D

Anyway, there was 9 books in total in the series;

When The Clock Struck Thirteen
The Iron Boy
The Sandalwood Girl
On The Back Of The Great Owl
The Magical Country Of Zorn
On The Way To The Blue Mountains
The Fire in the grass
The Silver Ponies
The Silver River

Looking at the titles, I can remember the girl couldn't go near fire and the boy couldn't go near water!!



I think from recollection that the ending was of them becoming real - can't remember much else.

#

oh my god, complete flash back, remember getting the set when I was in hospital getting my appendix out when i was seven(86), I loved those books, have a vague recollection of them maybe being made into a kids show a few years back too.

Charlie

gidget wrote: »

Might want to change that to Gem!!!! I is a Lady Charlie!!!:D

Anyway, there was 9 books in total in the series;

When The Clock Struck Thirteen
The Iron Boy
The Sandalwood Girl
On The Back Of The Great Owl
The Magical Country Of Zorn
On The Way To The Blue Mountains
The Fire in the grass
The Silver Ponies
The Silver River

Looking at the titles, I can remember the girl couldn't go near fire and the boy couldn't go near water!!



I think from recollection that the ending was of them becoming real - can't remember much else.

Apologies.

Now, off to raid eBay!!!

tk123

Oh I have one I'm trying to remember the name of - it was a boy and a girl and in the aftermath of WW3/nuclear war in America. There was a good few of the books - i think the title was 2 words?

whatsgoinon

i remember a book i had called 'Z for Zachiriah', after some nuclear fall out he was the last boy left or something like that, not sure if there was a series of them or not. It was quite disturbing actually, can't remember what happened at the end

Ruu_Old

I was just got the below set for around $21 incl. shipping.

* Stage #1 - The Wideawake Mice
* Stage #1 - Tim Catchamouse
* Stage #1 - The Magic Box
* Stage #2 - Tessa in Puddle Lane
* Stage #2 - The Little Monster
* Stage #3 - Old Mr. Gotobed
* Stage #3 - Hickory Mouse
* Stage #4 - When the Clock Struck Thirteen
* Stage #4 - The Sandalwood Girl
* Stage #4 - On the Way to the Blue Mountains
* Stage #5 - A Dragon in the Mountains

tk123

whatsgoinon wrote: »

i remember a book i had called 'Z for Zachiriah', after some nuclear fall out he was the last boy left or something like that, not sure if there was a series of them or not. It was quite disturbing actually, can't remember what happened at the end

Nah thats not my ones - mine had 2 teenagers - a guy and a girl.