One night Cassie is gazing at the twinkling sky, when suddenly a shooting star zooms into her bedroom and transforms, into Stella Starkeeper. Stella and Cassie fly to the secret world of the stars, and Cassie discovers she is destined to be a Lucky Star – someone who can grant real wishes. But first Cassie must collect six magical charms and use their powers wisely – helping other people's wishes to come true. Only then will she become a fully fledged Lucky Star!
In book six, THE BALLERINA WISH, Cassie meets Izzy, who is dancing the lead role in Cinderella. But she keeps forgetting her dance steps! Can Cassie’s heart charm help her to remember them?
Are you brave enough to find out what happens when a spoilt girl is spiteful to a giant hungry worm?
Can you bear to watch a (very silly) boy poke an angry sleeping sea-monster?
Do you dare to discover why should you never, ever steal milk from a Frid?*
Beware: Naughty children always get their just deserts . . .
Eva Ibbotson's Let Sleeping Sea-Monsters Lie contains five delightfully funny cautionary tales, with a foreword by Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo.
*A dog-munching rock. Doesn't everyone know that?
After meeting sparkly Stella Starkeeper and completing six tasks, Cassie is now a Lucky Star, someone who can grant wishes to those who deserve them, but now the world of the stars needs her help. The Winter Star has stopped shining and Cassie must spread Christmas cheer to make it glow brightly again. She uses her magic to make it snow, and soon all the children in Astral-on-Sea are having a great time building snowmen and sledging! But then the Christmas Fair is cancelled as the roads are blocked. All Cassie's friends are upset - everyone has worked so hard to make this year's fair extra special. And then there's a puppy who's lost in the snow . . .
Cassie must save the puppy and rescue the Christmas Fair! Having magical powers is fun, as long as Cassie learns to be careful what she wishes for.
Young Piccolo Grande lives all alone in his big family house. With his parents missing in the Tropics, he has only the fish to talk to ...until a small, breathless lady with wild red hair suddenly swoops down from the sky, come to look after him. Piccolo isn't at all sure he needs looking after, but how can you argue with your guardian angel? For that is what Annabelle turns out to be! The trouble is, she's noisy and just a bit embarrassing-where she goes, disaster is sure to follow. And it's Piccolo who has to sort it all out-Annabelle stuck up a tree (trying out her flying), Annabelle at the police station (having decided not to pay for her shopping), Annabelle trying out her stress relief spray on the unsuspecting delivery man. But as Piccolo admits to himself it's certainly more fun having her around. So when she reveals that the angel inspector is due to visit, the last thing they want is for her to fail his test...
Do you believe in fairies? Join Tinker Bell’s sisters on a magical festive adventure.
Inspired by Tinker Bell, from the book Peter Pan, by J. M. Barrie
Before Tinker Bell flew to Never Land and met Peter Pan she lived on Sheepskerry Island with her fairy sisters – Clara, Lily, Rosie, Silver and Squeak the baby. The young fairies go to fairy school and love tea parties, dressing up and exciting adventures.
Young readers will love the enchanting stories and beautiful illustrations in this charming new series.
A mysterious new knight arrives in Camelot for the sword tournament. His fighting skills are impressive but Merlin suspects that dark magic is involved. With Prince Arthur next in line to fight, time is running out for Merlin to prove that evil is afoot...
'I need you to help me. I can't get back.' Oliver Gasper has found an ancient magazine with a 'disappearing' formula in it. He's tried it...and it's worked! The problem is, somebody's stolen the magazine and Oliver can't remember the words he needs to get back again. And he's fast learning that being invisible isn't all it's cracked up to be. Fed up with being sat on in buses, and facing death just crossing the road, Oliver turns for help to Nicky Chew. Nicky has always made himself invisible by staying out of trouble and avoiding the attention of teachers but that doesn't mean he knows what to do now. Together they must track down the missing formula because if they don't Oliver may never be seen again...
Following on from The Magician’s Nephew and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, this is a classic fantasy adventure from The Chronicles of Narnia.
Desperate to escape a harsh and narrow regime, two runaways unwittingly flee headlong into the centre of a terrible battle. This first sequel to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe includes all the hallmarks of its famous predecessor, though this time the fate of Narnia is wound up in the lives of its own children – and a talking horse!
On 9 December 2005, Andrew (Shrek) Adamson’s live-action film adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe will be released by Disney, and it is already being hailed as the biggest film franchise of all time, guaranteed to appeal to adults and children across the globe. The second film is already in development.
When they ring the bell at the house with the dusty windows and tarnished nameplate to inquire about the advertised Saturday Person,” Thruppence and Tim don’t know what they’re getting themselves into. A Saturday job sounds ideal! But had that nameplate been properly cleaned, Thruppence and Tim might not have been so keen to enter . . .
Pressured by the stern Minister Beeston from the Department of Economies, the Ministry of Ghosts has been given three months to prove the existence or nonexistence of ghosts, or else it will be shut down! As it seems that children are particularly magnetic to ghosts and supernatural beings, Thruppence and Tim are hired to join the ministry’s ghost-catching team. And although neither of them is scared by talk of ghosts or monsters, they are unprepared for what they’re about discover!
Filled with fun, humor, and twists and turns, this is the perfect book for anyone who loved Harry Potter and who is looking for something similar to Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Bookjust not quite as scary.
