A school trip to a magical-creature sanctuary offers all sorts of opportunities for Mirabelle to have fun and get into trouble too. Half witch, half fairy and totally mischievous, Mirabelle finds it hard to be good, especially when she’s with her best friend Carlotta. Their no-nonsense teacher Miss Spindlewick is wise to the danger though and partners Mirabelle with teacher’s pet Lavinia for their trip. Surprisingly, it turns out to be a really fun day. Mirabelle gets to see the bittens (baby bat cats) as she wanted and though she does get into a scrape, she gets out of it with Lavinia’s help.
When it’s time to go home, Mirabelle has learned something about herself, made a new friend, and even taught Lavinia something too. These appealing stories are full of fun and incident and new readers will love Mirabelle’s storytelling style. And who could resist those cute little bittens?
Mirabelle's mum is a witch, her dad is a fairy, and she is a bit of both! Mirabelle and her class are going on a school trip to a magical-creature sanctuary, and Mirabelle can't wait! Even being partnered with annoying goody-two-shoes Lavinia can't ruin her day. But when she accidentally lets the bittens (part bat, part kitten, totally adorable, slightly fierce) out of their enclosure their day becomes a bit more complicated.
Can Lavinia help Mirabelle stay out of trouble? And can Mirabelle show Lavinia that maybe some things are worth getting in trouble for?
Harriet Muncaster is the author and illustrator of the internationally bestselling Isadora Moon series of young reader books and the middle-grade Victoria Stitch series, both published by Oxford University Press. So far Isadora Moon is available in thirty-five different languages, including Spanish, Italian, Romanian and Korean, and is available as audio books. The Isadora Moon series won the El Corte Inglés Children’s Book of the Year in 2019 and has sold over 4 million copies worldwide.
Harriet lives with her husband and daughter near some beautiful countryside in Bedfordshire, England. Follow her on Instagram @harrietmuncaster.