The Secret World of Og

About this book

The Canadian Classic written by Pierre Berton and illustrated by his daughter Patsy is now a 26 episode animated childrens series on CBC television beginning Saturday September 9 2006. Berton often cited The Secret World of Ogas his favourite of his forty-seven books. It has sold more than 200 000 copies in four editions. The series follows the five Berton children Penny Pamela Peter Patsy and baby Paul (better-known as The Pollywog) as they discover and explore a vast mysterious world of caverns and rivers hidden beneath a trapdoor in the floor of their clubhouse. In their subterranean adventures they befriend the little green inhabitants called Ogs share their worldly knowledge with them and at the same time gain a little wisdom themselves. The series is directed by Paul Schibli who also directed the long-running CBC series The Raccoons.