"Wouldn't it be wonderful if Daddy did come home one day?"

Lizzy and her friend Miss Damps find lots to do in the country to help the war effort, like collecting scrap metal and saving precious clothing coupons. But Lizzy really misses her dad, who has gone away to fight. Then one day, her mum suddenly discovers that she might know where he is ...

Look out for the first story about Lizzy, Lizzy's War, which is also reissued this month by Hodder Children's Books.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Hachette Children's Group .

Elisabeth Beresford is a well-known and established children's author who has been awarded the MBE for her services to children's literature, but is best-known for the characters she created 25 years ago - the Wombles