[JenB]

I don't remember a story like that, sorry!

Ever read Susan Cooper's "Dark is Rising" series?

And my mom read Alexander's "Chronicles of Prydain" to us, but I rather liked them - of course, I was ten.

[Fedora]

Only one of those I remember was Big Red. Trying to remember some other ones. . .How about Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel or Sylvester and the Magic Pebble?--those were two of my favorites.

[RosieCotton]

And my mom read Alexander's "Chronicles of Prydain" to us, but I rather liked them - of course, I was ten.

I think that's the right name for them. Includes The Black Cauldron? They WERE very entertaining with lots of unique characters...but I wasn't as impressed with the writing when I went back to them. I was in a particularly critical mood at the time, though. Probably wouldn't hurt to read a few of them again.