The Mountain Of Magic: Beverley Nichols

Book III of The Magic Woodland.  Far, far away, through the towers and turrets of the Palace, they could just see the summit of the Mountain. It seemed to float in the sky like a silver cloud. They set down the compass and watched it in breathless silence. It was trembling more violently than ever. And it was pointing midway between the signs for happiness and danger...   Jack and Jill, the children of Judy (The Tree That Sat Down), armed with the mysterious compass, set off up the pineclad slopes of the Mountain of Magic, unaware that the evil Miss smith and her accomplice Sam - disguised as treasure-hunters - were hot on their heels, plotting their downfall...