Books That Explain the Bump in the Night

The Borrowers are little people who live in the nooks and crannies of an old country house. The name “borrowers” comes from the fact that they borrow items from the home’s human occupants. This award-winning classic never fails to delight.

A young girl is captured by the little people and her palm-sized cat embarks on a mission to save her. There’s a wonderful blend of folklore and mythology in this beautifully illustrated book.

The six-inch tall Lilliputians don’t hide in the shadows. No, these “little people” dominate their realm and capture and torment a larger size human that they encounter. This much-loved book has been in constant print since 1726.

Hob is a friendly, British house ghost who lives under the stairs in an old country house. Hob is happy that a new family has moved into the house, but he becomes dismayed when he finds that he has goblins, witches and gremlins to contend with, all the while trying to protect his new family.

Wonderful stories of Omri, the little boy who knows the secret to bringing the plastic Indian to life, and the Indians adventures with foes big and small. This is a trilogy of stories, "Indian in the Cupboard," "Return of the Indian," and "Secret of the Indian."

Similar to The Borrowers, the Little’s are little people who also live in the nooks and crannies of a house. However, the human young boy of the home befriends the Littles and keeps secret their existence. The Littles appear in a children’s book series, a television program and a feature film.

Aggravated about always being told what to do, Billy wanders into the Forest of Sin. The Forest of Sin is the home of a fire-breathing monster. When Billy attempts to escape the peril he flees up at tree and discovers an entire community of matchstick people called Minpins. The Minpins also live in fear of the monster so together they hatch a plan to make the forest safe for all.

Maria is a lonely heiress who is very shocked to learn that there is a whole community of little people living in secret on part of some neglected land on her family’s hereditary estate.