Barbara Sleigh

1 series 3 books in order

Barbara Sleigh (1906-1982) was an English children's writer and broadcaster, remembered most for her Carbonel series about a king of cats. Her credits include Carbonel: The King of the Cats, The Kingdom of Carbonel, and Carbonel and Calidor. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

Born
1906
Known for
Carbonel series

Series by Barbara Sleigh

Carbonel series

3 books in order · 1955–1978

  1. Carbonel: The King of the Cats

    1955 · Barbara Sleigh

    Carbonel is a children's book by Barbara Sleigh, published in 1955 by Max Parrish in England and Bobbs-Merrill in the US. It is based on a British…

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  2. Cover of The Kingdom of Carbonel

    The Kingdom of Carbonel

    1959 · Barbara Sleigh

    The Kingdom of Carbonel is a 1959 book by Barbara Sleigh. It is book 2 of the series Carbonel series.

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  3. Cover of Carbonel and Calidor

    Carbonel and Calidor

    1978 · Barbara Sleigh

    When Calidor rejects his life of ease as heir to the throne of Cat Country to apprentice with the hostile Broomhurst witches, his father, Carbonel,…

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How many books has Barbara Sleigh written?

We list 3 books by Barbara Sleigh across 1 series, published between 1955–1978 — each shown in full reading order.

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