The Little Broomstick
Now adapted into an animated film by Studio Ponoc 'Mary and the Witch's Flower'
$21.66
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
10 April 2018
Summary
First published 45 years ago, this is a beautiful new edition of Mary Stewart’s beloved magical classic illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
‘The little broomstick gave a leap, a violent twist, a kick like the kick of a pony.’
Mary’s been exiled to her great-aunt, deep in the English countryside. Miserable and lonely, she befriends strange black cat Tib who leads her deep into the forest to an ordinary looking broomstick. Before Mary can gather her …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781444940190 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1444940198 |
| Author: | Mary Stewart |
| Publisher: | Hachette Children's Group |
| Imprint: | Hodder Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 10 April 2018 |
| Weight: | 146g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 12mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
What enchantment … The author has used all her considerable gifts as a storyteller to spin this charming magical tale.
Mary Stewart has obviously enjoyed adapting (not lowering) her thriller technique to junior fantasy and reveals and engaging wit in the process. - Sunday Times
A well-plotted and exciting fantasy thriller. - Financial Times… A first-class witch thriller…unbeatable. - ObserverWhat enchantment … The author has used all her considerable gifts as a storyteller to spin this charming magical tale. - Junior BookshelfExciting and continually funny. - BBCEnriched by superb descriptions and enlivened with a genuine touch of terror. - TeacherAbout The Author
Mary Stewart
Mary Stewart is the bestselling author of fourteen romantic thrillers, including the classic novels This Rough Magic, The Moon-Spinners, Rose Cottage and Thornyhold and five historical fantasy novels of Arthurian Britain, as well as children’s novels such as Ludo and the Star Horse and A Walk in Wolf Wood. She died in 2014 and remains one of the widest read novelists in the world.
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