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Magic Boy
Ben and Amy Starbright stay with their grandmother while their parents go on a study field trip. The children find that Granny is not a typical granny when Granny’s friend, Cornelia Starkstare, flies past their window on a broomstick.
Ben and Amy are in awe of Granny’s magical abilities and are often surprised to encounter her many secrets and her intuition in various difficult situations. She has many strange and surprising ways to sort out problems that Amy and Ben encounter.
The world is very different for these children immersed in a world of magic.
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Magical Mysteries
When five children - three brothers and two sisters - huddle together at home to wait out a thunderstorm, they have no idea that they are about to experience a magical, sometimes frightening, but always spiritual journey into the distant past.
The world they find themselves is full of fantastical creatures such as evil locusts, stubborn mules, giant caterpillars, and cherubs. As they go on a journey, they witness the miraculous influence of ‘Jaycee’ and realise the importance of following his actions and how to apply them to their own lives.£3.50 -
Mangrove Sands
This book sets out to inspire and educate children, who, for one reason or another, have difficult starts in life either by fate or disability. Each chapter provides a human lesson and human qualities through adventure, including empathy, bravery, honour, friendship and resilience in the face of adversity.
Based on an island in Southeast Queensland, Australia, four children, who attend the same island state school, are all miserable at home and school until Parlow, the pelican, comes knocking on Tommy’s window one night to offer him a better life. Tommy thinks he is dreaming as do his friends – Maria, Dino and Jake – who all have an out of body experience and are taken to an enchanted underwater sea world beneath Mangrove Sands, where they meet talking animals who have their own language and become the children’s tutors, mentors and friends.
Through an enchanting underwater sea world of magic, adventure and humour, Mangrove Sands aims to provide hope and inspiration to children around the globe facing adversity.
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Ma’s Apple Pie
Have you ever found yourself tossing and turning on your bed unable to get some much-needed shut-eye because the deafening silence of the night suddenly sounds like a jamboree? People snore, cats meow, crickets cry, dogs bark, birds chirp, your bed creaks, and your stomach growls. Have you ever tossed and turned because you couldn’t stop thinking of that delicious homemade pie just waiting to be devoured?
Pip, a chubby mouse with floppy ears and a drooping tummy, who only stops eating when his arms get tired, devours an entire apple pie in the middle of the night. Feeling like a swollen tube of toothpaste, Pip rolls off the windowsill and falls into a magical world where an unforgettable journey awaits. This begins an inconceivable friendship, a delightful fantasy, a vivid adventure, and a magical journey. Will unrelenting teamwork, unyielding commitment, unshakable friendship, and a host of zany and unforgettable characters help Pip back to his warm comfy bed where he can feel snug as a bug and get some much-needed shuteye?
Ma’s Apple Pie is the second book in the trilogy. It is a story of fantasy and magic that promises to knock your socks off.
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Mermaid Spell
Today is the day! Mum has promised to help find a spell that will make my dream come true: a spell for turning girls into mermaids. While Nana watches on to see the day unfold quite differently and the spell in hand, what will be the outcome?
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Mermaids on the Rock
Mermaid sisters Cassandra and Alexandra are about to celebrate their 13th birthday. They are filled with excitement as this milestone birthday comes with a very special gift; a chance to see the world above the ocean. Their friends, Diana the dolphin and Willy the whale, are worried that they are too young and adventurous for such an important experience.
However, all mermaids are allowed to go on this adventure for their 13th birthday, and these mermaid sisters were not going to miss out. So, with strict instructions from their father, the girls started getting ready for the adventure of a lifetime! Little did these excited mermaids know, this birthday present was about to change their lives forever. It would also leave a lasting impression on one little boy, who would never forget the two beautiful mermaids on the rock.
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Mrs Brown's Magical Music Box
Mrs Brown has a wonderful box.
A wonderful, magical, music box.
What is inside? Nobody knows.
Come inside and take a peek.
You might even need to stop tapping your feet.
Learn about rhythm, and musical beats.
March to the rhythm, and swing with me.
Come in and join the journey,
And learn along the way,
With Molly and her friends,
Let’s get on our way!
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My Doodle Turns into a Mermaid
Doodle and her best friend go on another adventure together, this time when they go swimming in the sea. They encounter many surprises during their trip to the sea, and some that take Rosie by complete surprise!
The two best friends go and spend the day at the beach to play in the sea, but it is a chance for Doodle to show Rosie two very big secrets.
‘As Doodle was swimming away from Rosie, Rosie noticed the strangest thing… Suddenly, the splashes of Doodles kicks turned into gentle, calm little movements and waves which were swaying peacefully behind her.’
Although Doodle has Rett Syndrome, it does not mean she cannot live a life like anyone else. She enjoys swimming as it gives her the opportunity to use her legs, which she finds difficult to do on land.
Rett Syndrome is a unique genetic condition caused by the X chromosome having an abnormality. This then causes the brain to develop slightly dissimilar to other brains, which could leave some people without any speech and the ability to walk.
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Mystic Miracles – Book 1
Imagine a world, not unlike the wizard’s world of J. K. Rowling, but a mystical world, set in the angelic realms made of 10 kingdoms where even angels have their problems and go to school! The Head Angel at the Angel Academy calls upon the talents of the crystal child – Crystalina – who has a special gift for working with crystals and along with the Crystal Council, she uses her powers to protect and save the 10 kingdoms from enemies, one such enemy being the evil Sharaha, the Black Crystal Queen. Crystalina needs help from her brave band of friends, Luke and John (two angels in training from the Angel Academy who have to earn their wings), one knight to be, Jeffrey, a girl called Angela and Gravitas, the King of Gravity and Pelippa, the Queen of Speed.
But will that be enough to defeat Sharaha, the ruler of the Kingdom of Sound? She schemes to cause havoc in the Kingdom of Light and on Tempura, spreading disorder throughout the other kingdoms. She hopes that by doing so she can overthrow the Crystal Council in the process. Will they have to call upon higher help from that mightiest of mystical creatures – the King of the Unicorns?
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Nanook, Santa and the Angel
Three weeks before Christmas, 1999: Santa Claus receives a desperate call from the Reindeer Foundation. All their reindeer have fallen sick, and so Santa will need to find alternative transport. How will Santa be able to deliver the Christmas presents this year?
When the northern angels who oversee Santa’s activities gather to discuss the problem, a tiny Inuit angel called Mai-Say offers an unexpected solution: huskies, powered by the magic of the Aurora Borealis! The man charged with undertaking this mission is Nanook, who lives in Kwuantok, Alaska. With his sledge and team of huskies, Nanook sets out on the journey to Santaland...
Let Santa and his friends take you on a momentous journey: a flight of love and generosity with Nanook, Star and the huskies… prepare for lift-off!£3.50 -
Nelly and the Magic Stone
Nelly loves to play with her friends, but sometimes she doesn’t know how to be a very good friend. Come along with her as she begins to understand how her actions affect those around her. With a little bit of help from a mysterious magic stone, Nelly grows from a little girl, with no understanding of other people’s feelings into a kind, and much-loved friend.
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Noonistan
Noonistan is a magical city inhabited entirely by cats who can talk.
Join seven-year-old James Jones and his talking Scottie dog, Jock, on an adventure to Noonistan and beyond where they will encounter slimy dog spit, fishbone battle dress, cats disguised as dogs and wild sandstorms in a spooky place called Nothingness where rats and mice scuttle amongst the rocks to escape strange ogres wearing goggles…
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