School book featuring Tobias the cat

[Westie]

Anyone know the name/ Author of the following? They were a series of books but the only one I can remember had Tobias the cat collecting a boy from his bedroom on a broomstick and taking him to see a witch at a place which had a door knocker that moved/spoke. It was quite a dark children's book from what I can recall.

[Quizmonster]

'Tim & the Hidden People', perhaps? Click http://loganberrybooks.com/stump.html and scroll down to very near the bottom of the page to the heading 'Tobias the Cat' for further information.

[Lennon]

I remember this!! I read it in school and it was really quite dark but it was great. I know the boys name was Thomas so maybe you could find something under Thomas and Tobias - don't know the author's name though.

[sumo_man]

Hello, I have the same question except that I know the boy was called Sabastien. Is that spelled correctly? I too am trying to track the series down. They were given to kids around 7-9 years of age as 'higher' or 'advanced' reading material. Sabastien & Tobias....

[sumo_man]

I have just looked at the 'Tim and the Hidden People' site http://www.timandthehiddenpeople.moonfruit.com/ and it would appear to be the books in question. I have no idea where I have conjured Sabastien from....

[Lennon]

Well, Thomas wasn't too far from Tim I suppose. And you were pretty close sumo man as Sebastian is apparently the name of Tobias' father.

[Malandro]

I asked this question a few months back and indeed it was 'Tim and the Hidden People' adventures. There are loads in the series and are by Shiela McCullagh (she also wrote the house at 3 corners childrens books, with rodger red hat and billy blue hat etc) and are out of print. They appear on ebay fairly fequently and go for around �20-�30 a book. There appear to bit quite a lot of people of a certain age who want to get hold of them.

[flanagan]

Having sumbled across this page in trying to find out about Tim and the Hidden people I have subsequently remembered I used to have a set when I was a child. Having examined my old bedroom at my mothers (which my children now use) I discovered the full set of books in perfect condition! So if anyone has any specific questions let me know

[Tabbywoo]

There is a new reprint available entitled Tim and Tobias:Magic in the Wind. The details are on the Tim and Tobias Website www.timandthehiddenpeople.moonfruit.com

[sarumane]

Sebastian was the name of Tobias's (the cat) son, who was half mortal and half hidden.

[wolvesukgirl]

Lovely!!!  I have inquired many times at to the authour of that series.  Many people have looked at me as if I were making it all up.  I remember having the series read to me in little school along with Spike Mulligan.  The series really fascinated me.  What prompted my search was watching an American sitcom called Sabrina: The Teenaged Witch. Where it has a cat in it called Salem.  Now I know that others outthere share my experience with this series of stories I feel that I haven't lost connection with a childhood favorite.  Cheers.