Full Product Details
Author: Annabelle Fisher ,
Natalie Andrewson
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Imprint: Turtleback Books
Edition: Bound for Schools & Libraries ed.
Volume: 1
Dimensions:
Width: 13.70cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.440kg
ISBN: 9780606400701
ISBN 10: 0606400702
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 02 May 2017
Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
[An] engaging fantasy Characters, even the secondary ones, are memorable and add much to the story. Middle-grade readers will enjoy this book with its hints of magic, well-limned characters, and that totally appealing gosling. --Kirkus Reviews This entertaining, creative take on Mother Goose stories blends magic, humor, suspense, and literary allusions with a lively cast and plenty of verse. Pixie s an engaging protagonist, who faces both fantastical challenges along with familiar issues this will draw fans of classic tales with a twist. --Booklist Online Pixie s bubbly enthusiasm is pretty darn charming, and it serves her well when she must face down the evil Raveneece Greed. Sweet, silly, and just scary enough to give the story tension, this will please readers both familiar and unfamiliar with Jack and Jill or Humpty Dumpty. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Readers will warm to Pixie and her familiar struggle to feel normal despite her beloved but eccentric parents. A fresh new addition to middle grade stories of magic and friendship; recommended for fans of Kathryn Littlewood s Bliss Bakery series and Chris Colfer s Land of Stories series. --School Library Journal
[An] engaging fantasy Characters, even the secondary ones, are memorable and add much to the story. Middle-grade readers will enjoy this book with its hints of magic, well-limned characters, and that totally appealing gosling. --Kirkus Reviews Readers will warm to Pixie and her familiar struggle to feel normal despite her beloved but eccentric parents. A fresh new addition to middle grade stories of magic and friendship; recommended for fans of Kathryn Littlewood s Bliss Bakery series and Chris Colfer s Land of Stories series. --School Library Journal This entertaining, creative take on Mother Goose stories blends magic, humor, suspense, and literary allusions with a lively cast and plenty of verse. Pixie s an engaging protagonist, who faces both fantastical challenges along with familiar issues this will draw fans of classic tales with a twist. --Booklist Online Pixie s bubbly enthusiasm is pretty darn charming, and it serves her well when she must face down the evil Raveneece Greed. Sweet, silly, and just scary enough to give the story tension, this will please readers both familiar and unfamiliar with Jack and Jill or Humpty Dumpty. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Pixie s bubbly enthusiasm is pretty darn charming, and it serves her well when she must face down the evil Raveneece Greed. Sweet, silly, and just scary enough to give the story tension, this will please readers both familiar and unfamiliar with Jack and Jill or Humpty Dumpty. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
