John Peterson wrote the novel "The Secret Hide-Out" as well as this series of children's novels which were adapted into a TV series that aired from 1983-1985?
The Secret Hide-Out The Secret Hide-Out is a children's novel written and illustrated by children's author John Peterson, who also created "The Littles". It was originally published as a hardback title by Four Winds Press in 1965, then became a long-running paperback for Scholastic Press and its book clubs, through the 1970s.
The Queen's Nose The Queen's Nose is a children's novel by Dick King-Smith, first published by Gollancz in 1983 with illustrations by Jill Bennett. Set in England, where King-Smith lived, it features a girl who can use a fifty pence coin to make wishes. It was adapted as the 1995 TV series "The Queen's Nose", which was a great success and ran for 7 series.