Whistle Down the Wind (novel)
First edition | |
| Author | Mary Hayley Bell |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Ōven Edwards |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's crime drama |
| Publisher | T. V. Boardman and Company Limited (original U.K.) |
Publication date | 1 January 1958 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 174 |
Whistle Down the Wind was a novella written by Mary Hayley Bell and illustrated by Ōven Edwards. It was published in 1958 by T.V. Boardman & Co. The central characters are three children — Swallow, Brat and Poor Baby who are based on the author's own children Juliet, Hayley and Jonathan Mills. The story is narrated by Brat.
Hayley Bell developed the concept for the story in the summer of 1957 in a gypsy caravan at the family's farm in Sussex.
The story was filmed as Whistle Down the Wind (1961), starring the author's daughter, Hayley Mills in the lead role.