It was an easy read that kept my 11.5 and 10.5 year olds spell bound. Read on and find out for yourselfWanted to read this before the screen version comes around.Wanted to read this before the screen version comes around.The cover of the book shows a nice little girl and her kitty, and a cute title --you think you know what you're getting. Illustr Mary Evans Picture Library/Onslow Auctions Ltd Madam, Will You Talk?, Hodder pb 1971. Bored out of her wits, she finds a black cat. Mary Stewart is great at suspense and unsettling moods, and she continues this in one of her few children's books, published in 1972. * JUNIOR BOOKSHELF * Illustr N/K This Rough Magic, retold by Diane Mowat, OUP 2000. I read this book as a child and loved it. Usually dispatched within 24 hours What is it about those oldies, that drew me to them, as a child, and keeps them in my heart?There will be an anime film based on this book and the library had it, so I decided to read it. Illustr: Robert Estall Triple Jeopardy omnibus, Book Club Associates, 1978. Perfect for Autumn with magical descriptions of the woodlands in September - loved it This is how you write a children's book. But I think it's perfect.
Mary Stewart’s first published book for children is called Mary, we discover, has missed out on staying with cousins while her parents are abroad, and instead must stay with elderly, deaf Great-Aunt Charlotte in rural Shropshire, a fate which causes Mary to lament that(which is deliciously reminiscent of Camilla’s opening line in Lonely Mary’s melancholy is echoed by nature: ‘Everywhere was damp, and decay, and the end of summer’; but then a small black green-eyed cat appears, and adventure and magic begin.The cat leads Mary to a clump of unusual purple flowers that she shows to Zebedee the gardener at Red Manor, who names both the cat (Tib) and the blooms (fly-by-night). Miserable and lonely, she befriends strange black cat Tib who leads her deep into the forest to an ordinary looking broomstick. I loved it! I knew that I wanted to read it as soon as I saw the movie Mary and the Witch's flower and found out that it was based on this book. There are spells and enchantments, flying broomsticks and a school of magic, but this is definitely not Harry Potter, being a quite different view of magic and the people who pI was inspired to reread this book by the recent news of the movie "Mary and the Witch's Flower" coming out later this year by Studio Ponoc, an offshoot of the famous Studio Ghibli. Following the initial email, you will be contacted by the shop to confirm that your item is available for collection.Unfortunately there has been a problem with your orderPlease try again or alternatively you can contact your chosen shop on If this item isn't available to be reserved nearby, Please provide me with your latest book news, views and details of Waterstones’ special offers. If you want to know what else happens, to discover that Mary succeeds where an adult failed, how Peter the vicar’s son is involved, what happens to Tib (and fellow cat Gib), and how the story is resolved, you’ll need to read the book!I enjoyed this book thoroughly, and I do wish I’d discovered it as a child.
Buy The Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart, Shirley Hughes (ISBN: 9780340175309) from Amazon's Book Store. Fawcett Crest pb 1966. Based on "The Little Broomstick" by Mary Stewart, a strange flower grants a girl magic powers. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Hodder 1st edn, 1956. What enchantment .
With Hana Sugisaki, Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Yûki Amami, Fumiyo Kohinata. Illustr: Gavin Rowe Thunder on the Right, Hodder pb 2011. Illustr NK Airs Above the Ground, Coronet pb 1975 Illustr NK Moon-Spinners, Hodder 1st ed, 1962. There are spells and enchantments, flying broomsticks and a school of magic, but this is definitely not Harry Potter, being a quite different view of magic and the people who practice it. Zebedee also tells Mary of the folklore surrounding the flower , including:And ’tis said that in the olden days the witches sought her [the flower] from the corners of the Black Mountains, and from the place where the old city was and there’s now naught but a pool o’ water.The writer effortlessly builds up an atmosphere of magic and suspense, creating an expectation of magic that is fulfilled soon afterwards.While sweeping up leaves with a small broom, Mary accidentally smears the broom in the juice of a fly-by-night flower. Illustr Mark Harrison Stormy Petrel, Hodder 1st ed 1991. Please!I read this book after seeing the anime adaptation of the story in the cinema, having not heard of it before. The Little Broomstick is a This is a lovely book for children about magic and friendship. Not a place to linger. It follows the events of the film, although the ending is slightly different in the book and the film -but I … Miserable and lonely, she befriends strange black cat Tib who leads her deep into the forest to an ordinary looking broomstick.
I didn't care much for the film adaptation, which I thought was poorly done. I've been looking for it for years and couldn't remember the title, only the opening line: "Even her name was plain." But don't judge this book by its cover. Illustr: Barry Wilkinson 4-in-1 Mary Stewart novels, Heinemann/Secker & Warburg/Octopus HB 1981. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Will this lead her to adventure?
The book is as charming as I remembered from my childhood. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Mary Smith. Simply reserve online and pay at the counter when you collect. Illustr Gavin Rowe The Gabriel Hounds, Hodder 1st ed, 1967.
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