Magical Children: The Boy with the Lightning Feet
- 96 pages
- 4 hours of reading
When Timmy Twinkle kicks a ball - it's magic!
Sally Gardner, hailed as 'an idiosyncratic genius,' often explores fairytale and magical themes in her writing. Her works, frequently infused with fantasy, reflect a unique perspective forged through her own remarkable journey. Despite early academic challenges, Gardner has emerged as a celebrated author, with her prose valued for its distinctiveness and enchantment. Readers discover a profound sense of wonder and imagination within her narratives.







When Timmy Twinkle kicks a ball - it's magic!
Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. A brand new Early Reader edition of million-copy selling, CARNEGIE MEDAL-winning Sally Gardner's picture book based on the favourite nursery rhyme.
What happens when a small girl finds she can lift something as big as a bus ...
Everything you need for your fairy tale is in here, in enchantingly pretty pages packed with pictures, witty captions, helpful hints and irresistible special offers. Send no money, just wish! You can order from a ravishing selection of fairy frocks, wish for a giant or a fairy friend, send away for magic beans, magic mirrors, or a bed like Sleeping Beauty's, check out a bargain basement of wicked stepmothers, and fill in a questionnaire (is your frog a prince or just a plain old frog?). As a special extra, the Fairy Catalogue even gives away invitations to no less than five weddings, including Cinderella's and Snow White's! Following the success of A BOOK OF PRINCESSES and THE REAL FAIRY STORYBOOK, Sally Gardner again forays into a magical, funny and absolutely unique world guaranteed to seize the imagination of all children who love princesses and fairy tales.
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On their third adventure in this magical series, Mr Tiger and Betsy K Glory join Myrtle the mermaid beneath the waves.
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