Nel grande concorso per streghe il primo premio per la magia più sbalorditiva è diventare la sposa di un genio della magia nera, l'affascinante giovane mago Arriman. Ognuna compare con il suo aiutante, il suo famiglio: la signorina Naufragio, ex sirena e ora pescivendola, ha un polipetto, Ethel Truogolo un maiale, le gemelle Nancy e Nora Urlòn due galline identiche, Mamma Sanguisuga, ormai vecchia e svanita che ama trasformarsi in un tavolino da caffè e poi non riesce più a ritrasformarsi, una scatola piena di larve bianche. Le magie si susseguono, ma è la diabolica Madame Olympia che esegue quella più terrificante: topi, topi, topi che si mangiano l'un l'altro. E la povera Belladonna, che sa solo fare magie bianche? È vero che ha il verme Bobi per famiglio, però...
Eva Ibbotson Libri
Eva Ibbotson è stata un'autrice britannica celebrata per i suoi romanzi fantasiosi e umoristici sia per bambini che per adulti. Le sue opere presentano frequentemente creature e luoghi magici, sebbene lei stessa non amasse contemplare il soprannaturale, creando questi personaggi per diminuire la paura dei lettori verso tali cose. Ibbotson spesso critica "l'avidità finanziaria e la sete di potere", incorporando questi tratti nei suoi antagonisti. Il suo profondo amore per la natura e per la campagna austriaca, che spesso funge da ambientazione per le sue storie, è chiaramente evidente in tutti i suoi contributi letterari.







The Beasts of Clawstone Castle
- 232pagine
- 9 ore di lettura
When Madlyn and Rollo are sent to staying at ancient Clawstone Castle, they soon fall in love with the house and its eccentric, penniless inhabitants. There's grumpy, limping Uncle George, mousey Miss Emily, and reclusive Cousin Howard who hardly ever leaves his library. But, the children are especially enchanted by the Cattle of Clawstone Park.
A boarding-school trip takes eleven-year-old Tally to an exotic kingdom where she finds adventure, romance and a handsome prince
The Abominables/One Dog and His Boy
- 528pagine
- 19 ore di lettura
High on a Himalayan mountain, a young explorer is snatched from her tent by a gigantic, hairy monster. But she soon discovers that the yeti is a brave and noble beast - and he needs her help. Dog-crazy Hal longs for a dog and finally his parents let him choose one. But they don't tell him that Fleck is only on loan for the weekend. Can Hal and Fleck find a way to be together?
From the author of Journey to the River Sea comes one of Eva Ibbotson's most exquisite romances.
Maia, orphaned at 13, is unhappy to be staying with relatives hundreds of miles up the Amazon. She becomes friends with an English boy who lives with the locals. They are forced to flee upriver, pursued by an assortment of eccentric characters.
The Ogre of Oglefort
- 230pagine
- 9 ore di lettura
A gorgeous, funny, charming fantastical comic adventure from the great Eva Ibbotson - now with a brilliant new cover look.When a Hag, an orphan boy called Ivo, Ulf the troll and wizard Brian Brainsweller are sent to rescue a princess from an ogre, they briefly consider running away and hiding. Can they be any match for the gruesome, terrifying, ghastly, flesh-eating Ogre of Oglefort? But not all is as it first appears - the Ogre is depressed and the princess doesn't want to be rescued. The Norns, who rule their fates, decide to take things in hand and send a gang of the vilest, most petrifying ghouls to get the job done properly . . .
Madensky Square
- 400pagine
- 14 ore di lettura
A rich and witty classic novel of love, community and home from the award- winning and best-loved Eva Ibbotson, introduced by Laura Wood.
All Hal had ever wanted was a dog. But his wealthy parents refuse to allow him one, until they discover Easy Pets, a convenient dog-rental agency. Terrier Fleck arrives on Hal's birthday, but when he discovers that his dog must be returned, he runs away - taking Fleck with him. A wonderful adventure from a great and much-loved children's author.
The Star of Kazan
- 388pagine
- 14 ore di lettura
Annika has never had a birthday. Instead she celebrates her Found Day, the day a housemaid and a cook to three eccentric Viennese professors found her and took her home. There, Annika has made a happy life in the servants' quarters, surrounded with friends, including the elderly woman next door who regales Annika with stories of her performing days and her countless admirers - especially the Russian count who gave her the legendary emerald, the Star of Kazan. And yet, Annika still dreams of finding her true mother. But when a glamorous stranger arrives claiming to be Annika's mother, and whisks her away to a crumbling, spooky castle, Annika discovers that all is not as it seems in her newfound home...



