The Magic Pet Shop: Starwhal

Name: The Magic Pet Shop: Starwhal
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781444954364
Price: 21.99 NZD
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By Matilda Rose

Series: The Magic Pet Shop

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Summary

The Magic Pet Shop: Starwhal follows the enchanting adventure of a young girl named Willow, who visits a magical pet shop. There, she discovers an adorable, glittering starwhal with a big personality. The story explores themes of friendship, responsibility and the value of believing in a little magic in the everyday world.
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Meet Starwhal, the narwhal with sparkle-tastic powers! In this magical mermaid adventure.

Millie the mermaid has come to the Magic Pet Shop. And she's in luck. There's a brand-new, super-special pet for sale ... Starwhal! A narwhal with the power to make anything sparkle and shimmer. Millie is over the moon with her new pet. But can she learn to share Starwhal's magic with the other mermaids?

A super sparkly picture book about learning to share - because sometimes kindness is the best magic of all! From the creators of Pugicorn and Pandarina.

*WITH A SPECIAL SPARKLE COVER!*

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444954364

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 February 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Children's Books

Contributors:

Illustrated by Tim Budgen
Illustrated by Tim Budgen

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 250.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 240g

Pages: 32

Collections

Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Matilda Rose Series: The Magic Pet Shop

About the Author

Matilda Rose (Author)

Matilda Rose is the author of The Magic Pet Shop series - Pugicorn, La-La-Llama, Kitticorn and more fun-filled adventures set in a fairy tale world and featuring different magical pets. With important messages about sharing, kindness, trying your best and being yourself, The Magic Pet Shop books combine sparkle, fun and heart!

Tim Budgen (Illustrator)

Tim Budgen is a freelance illustrator and Art teacher. He's illustrated Pugicorn and the Magic Pet Shop series, the Lizzie and Lucky series by Megan Rix, 20 Dinosaurs at Bedtime by Mark Sperring and many more amazing children's books. For much of his life he has been scribbling down ideas and can usually be found with a pencil in one hand and a sketchbook in the other! He lives by the sea on Hayling Island, England, with his wife Julia.

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