Tom's Midnight Garden
Classic Einzig cover thought to be first edition | |
| Author | Philippa Pearce |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Susan Einzig |
| Cover artist | Einzig |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's fantasy, adventure novel |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Publication date | 31 December 1958 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 229 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 0-19-271128-8 |
| OCLC | 13537516 |
| LC Class | PZ7.P3145 To2 |
Tom's Midnight Garden is a children's fantasy novel by English author Philippa Pearce. It was first published in 1958 by Oxford University Press with illustrations by Susan Einzig. The story is about a twelve-year-old, Tom, who, while staying with his aunt and uncle, slips out at midnight and discovers a magical, mysterious Victorian garden where he befriends a young girl named Hatty. The novel has been reissued in print many times and also adapted for radio, television, cinema, and the stage.
Pearce won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's outstanding children's book by a British author. In 2007, for a celebration of the Carnegie Medal's 70th anniversary, a panel named Tom's Midnight Garden one of the top ten Medal-winning works and the British public elected it the nation's second-favourite.