Margaret Mahy Book order

A magical collection of short stories from double Carnegie Medal winner Margaret Mahy. A wizard's house with coloured windows that look into worlds of treetops and deserts, cloud-castles and diamonds. Two riddles that, once solved, will stop Shock Forest from burning. A flute-playing bear and a boy who just wants to spread his wings and fly... These fantastical short stories will take readers on a journey; sometimes haunting, sometimes surreal but always enchanting. This collection of brilliant stories from double Carnegie Medal winner Margaret Mahy has wonderful illustrations by TBC and is perfect for children who are developing as readers. The Bloomsbury Readers series is packed with brilliant books to get children reading independently in Key Stage 2, with book-banded stories by award-winning authors like double Carnegie Medal winner Geraldine McCaughrean and Waterstones Prize winner Patrice Lawrence, covering a wide range of genres and topics. With charming illustrations and online guided reading notes written by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), this series is ideal for reading both in the classroom and at home. For more information visit www.bloomsburyguidedreading.com. Book Band: Dark Blue Ideal for ages 8+

Children will love joining in the story as the animals enter one by one to gobble up the baby's lunch in this wonderful read-aloud story from bestselling author Margaret Mahy and beloved illustrator Margaret Chamberlain.

When little Mabel's bubble gets away from her, it's her baby brother who gets into trouble. Soon he's floating out of the house, above the fence, and all over town! It's up to Mabel, Mother, and the rest of the townspeople to get him safely back down.

Strange and exciting things are in store when Tom and his mum move to Prodigy Street one ordinary Thursday. There's a man with a magical name, a friendly dog with a powerful, waggy tail, and some remarkable surprises when anyone makes a wish. Includes more than 50 hilarious black and white illustrations by Tony Ross, who also illustrates Francesca Simon's Horrid Henry books and David Walliams' children's books, as well as his own picture books.

Sam has an ordinary life - but his mother used to be a pirate! One day at breakfast, they decide to go to sea and an amazing adventure begins

An imaginative tale from New Zealand's most celebrated children's writer, Margaret Mahy. There's a big, roaring, yellow, whiskery lion in the meadow. Go and see for yourself. What would you do if you knew there was a lion in the meadow, but your mother doesn't believe you? And when she gives you a matchbox with a dragon hidden inside to scare away the lion, you discover that the dragon is in there too! This junior fiction edition of Margaret Mahy's classic A Lion in the Meadow features Jenny William's gorgeous original illustrations.

Reality and the supernatural intertwine in this exciting and chilling novel from an award-winning author As the Hamiltons gather at their holiday beach house, Carnival's Hide, for their Christmas celebrations, the warm, chaotic familty atomosphere is chilled by the unexpected arrival of three sinister brothers. Who are they? Where are they from? Only 17- year-old Harry, the middle daughter, is close to seeing the truth. Are these brothers her own invention, or are they truly descendants of Teddy Carnival who drowned there many years earlier? As the brothers gradually reveal their purpose, long-hidden family secrets are also unfurled. No one emerges unscathed!

Barneys Besucher ist ein unheimlicher Gast - kein Geist, sondern ein leibhaftiger Magier. Und noch dazu ist er ein Verwandter: Barneys Großonkel Cole. Er will den Jungen zu sich holen, weil er sicher ist, dass Barney die magische Begabung, die über Generationen hinweg immer wieder in der Familie Scholar auftaucht, geerbt hat. Barney hingegen weiß: Sein Großonkel macht einen entsetzlichen Fehler! Barney ist kein Zauberer! Er will nicht fortgeholt werden! Er hat schreckliche Angst, und er weiß nicht, wem er sich anvertrauen soll. Doch im letzten Moment kommt die Rettung: Zwar haben sich die eigentümlichen Kräfte der Scholar-Vorfahren tatsächlich weitervererbt. Aber an jemand ganz anderen, als Großonkel Cole es vermutet hatte.

Mit einem zerstreuten Antarktis-Forscher als Vater ist Sophie einiges gewohnt. Doch als sie zufällig ein Amulett aus Walfischbein findet, passiert etwas Ungeheuerliches. Zur gleichen Zeit nämlich erwacht tausende Kilometer entfernt der längst verblichene Besitzer des Amuletts – als Gespenst! Es ist Kapitän Cathcardo, der mit seinem berühmten Schiff Riddle vor vielen Jahren in der Antarktis verschollen ist. Auf seinen geisterhaften Hilferuf hin setzt sich eine abenteuerliche kleine Expedition in Gang: Sophie, ihr Vater und ihre Brüder wollen die Riddle finden. Was sie nicht ahnen: Der unheimliche Fiesel Finster ist ihnen klammheimlich auf den Fersen …