Description
For Magnolia Moon, magic is a way to solve problems. And when you're starting a new class at school and your best friend doesn't live across the road any more, problems seem to come easily.
In her latest adventure, Magnolia Moon invents everyday magic to help her navigate the pitfalls of friendship, school, family and being ten. A lyrical and imaginative tale which highlights everyday wonders through Magnolia's curious and observant nature.
About the Author
Edwina Wyatt is an award-winning Australian children's author. She grew up in Sydney, and worked as a lawyer and a high school teacher before becoming a writer of books for young readers. Her debut junior fiction novel was The Secrets of Magnolia Moon. Edwina lives in the Victorian High Country with her husband and two children. She has a passion for horses, paddocks and pine trees, and is an "aspiring" vegetable gardener and pianist (although she cannot read music...). Some of her favourite authors include David Almond, Arnold Lobel, Virginia Woolf, Astrid Lindgren, Michelle Cuevas, Kate DiCamillo and A.A. Milne.
Katherine Quinn is a New Zealand illustrator and surface pattern textile designer based in Hawkes Bay. She works in both traditional and digital illustration, and her work often focuses on long-limbed, big-eyed girls with a touch of innocence and a sense of adventure.
Reviews
an enchanting, immersive story that invites readers to look at the world around them in a different way and to be open to possibilities at any time. * Red Reading Hub *
Magnolia shows the reader how to be kind and look for positive things around us. Edwina Wyatt writes of Magnolia's experiences, painting colourful images that really appeal to the senses. The narrative helps the reader to smell the flowers, taste the food and enjoy the colours that Magnolia observes all around her. * Just Imagine *
Book Information
ISBN 9781529502947
Author Edwina Wyatt
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint Walker Books Ltd
Publisher Walker Books Ltd
Series Magnolia Moon
Weight(grams) 149g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 11mm
