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Harper and the Scarlet Umbrella

Laura Ellen Anderson, Cerrie Burnell

Harper and the Scarlet Umbrella

Subjects

  • Fantasy Worlds - awesome adventures of magic and mystery

Average rating

4 out 5

33 reviews

A beautifully written, lyrical tale featuring a cast of funny and
loveable characters, created by children’s TV presenter Cerrie Burnell
and stunningly illustrated by Laura Ellen Anderson.

Harper lives in the City of Clouds with her Great Aunt Sassy and her beloved cat, Midnight. When Midnight goes missing – together with all the cats of the neighbourhood – Harper realises that only her magical scarlet umbrella can help her find him… When Harper steps out with the umbrella in her hand, she is carried up into the sky on a series of amazing adventures. And Midnight isn’t all she finds when she stumbles upon the Midnight Orchestra and its wild conductor…

Reviews

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I liked pictures of all cats following a secret soubd

Dame Honeycomb Borneo 14.08.2024

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My favourite character is Smoke. The characters solved the problem by tying up the baddie. I would recommend this book to anyone.

Judge Pirate Slingshot 30.07.2024

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I enjoyed the part when Harper found the boy and the wolf. I also liked that her umbrella could fly.

Countess Wanda Bonsai 16.06.2024

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fab story

Anonymous 13.08.2023

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It was a Fabulous adventure! My favourite character was Harper because she was calm yet brave. If you haven't read it you should go and check it out.

Detective Saturn Haystack 07.08.2023

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What really stood out to me when I read this book was the author's incredible ability of describing a gloomy, eerie atmosphere so well that it gets to the point when you feel like your inside the description, experiencing the same events Harper experienced, and you get included in the adventure. Smoke, Nate's wolf was my favourite character; I don't know why, but the way Smoke was illustrated and described made me adore her solemn but gentle nature.

Queen Flopsy Turkey 18.08.2021

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I really enjoyed this book because I loved the flying umbrella and wish that I could have one too! My favourite character was Midnight the cat because she could play any musical instrument she chose really, really well!

Anonymous 12.08.2021

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It was okay but not my favourite as it wasn’t very exciting.

Nurse Pixie Eragon 11.08.2021

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It is really funny . I would recomend this to people who like adventure stories

Countess Mistral Gormenghast 07.08.2021

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I loved it! The pictures were adorable and the story was so well worded! The characters were extremely creative just like the story.

Lady Harmonica Satellite 01.08.2021

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I have read this book many times and I still love it as much!!! My fav bit is where Harper plays the piano from the Scarlet Umbrella!! It is truly magically written and flows in such a way....my fav character is Midnight Harpers cat, but I also like Smoke Nate's pet wolf and Harper herself! I would recommend to anyone who plays an instrument and knows the true magic of music...

Nurse Bernice Jumpsuit 25.08.2020

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i really liked the secret tunnel in the unfogottern concert hall

Dona Magnolia Volcano 15.07.2020

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I enjoyed the fact it was about cats.

Judge Cupcake Sausage-Roll 15.06.2020

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I like this book because its a adventure and it goes in stages by meeting new people . Yes it was fiction and my favourite person was the umbrella because at the end it save everyone they was happy . I would recommend this book for anyone because it a really good book and you get into the book .

Officer Cupcake Birdbath 09.06.2020

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I thought it was intense. I loved Lisel

Doctor Bunny Mystery 12.02.2020

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A mystifying book 📚 full of twists and turns. It hooks you in from the very beginning and you won’t take your head out it! Cerrie Burnell creates terrific characters and involves an important moral. Harper and her friends set off to rescue the missing cats 🐈 before the Wild Conductor takes them to the circus 🎪 of dreams and they are gone forever! A highly recommendable 📖 book!

Anonymous 09.08.2019

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My favorite character was Harper because she could play so many amazing instruments and she was talented. Everyone wanted to be like her. My other favorite character was the wolf because it could see shadows in both day and night.

Fairy Majorca Pudding-Basin 06.08.2019

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Harper searches all the cats with Midnight missing. Dun dun dun

Anonymous 13.10.2017

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You should read this amazing tale

Anonymous 10.09.2017

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If you love cats and love adventure story's then this book is just for you.

Anonymous 11.08.2017