Tim and the Hidden People

Tim and the Hidden People by Sheila K McCullagh is a 1970s reading scheme originally devised for young children 4-7yrs. It consists of 32 books, each 32 pages long and illustrated by Pat Cook and later Ray Mutimer. There are also four lesser known paperback "novella" books intended for older readers. The books were recently reprinted in a new format (see below).

The Tim books are about a boy called Tim who lives in a house in The Yard. The books begin with Tim finding a key which enables him to see the Hidden People, he befriends Tobias the black cat and has many adventures.

Sheila McCullagh also wrote many other books, including Puddle Lane, The Village with Three Corners, Dragon Pirate Stories, and Griffin Pirate Stories.

Books

Series A

• A1. Tim and Tobias
• A2. All the Fun of the Fair
• A3. Tim Meets Captain Jory
• A4. Tim and the Smugglers
• A5. Tim and the Witches
• A6. The Highwayman
• A7. Magic in the Yard
• A8. The Key

Series B

• B1. The Return of the Key
• B2. Captain Jory Lends a Hand
• B3. The Stump People
• B4. Watchers in the Yard
• B5. Red for Danger
• B6. At the House of the Safe Witch
• B7. Tim in Hiding
• B8. On the night of the Full Moon

Series C

• C1. The Pool by the Whispering Trees
• C2. Tim in Trouble
• C3. On the Road to the North
• C4. Riding into Danger
• C5. Mandrake's Castle
• C6. Escape by Night
• C7. Three Fires on the Dark Tower
• C8. Tim Rides on the Ghost Bus

Series D

• D1. News from the North
• D2. The Cry in the Dark
• D3. The Shield Stone
• D4. The Storm over the Sea
• D5. The Cave of the Wind Witches
• D6. In Diaman's Cave
• D7. Danger on the Moor
• D8. At the Hill of the Stone Prisons

Reprints

• Tim and Tobias: Magic in the Wind (Series A)
• On the Night of the Full Moon (Series B)
• Three Fires on the Dark Tower (Series C)
• Wind Witches and Stone Men (Series D)
• Tim and the People of the Moonlight
• The Wild Witches and the Talisman
• Burglars in the Yard
• Magic in the North