Mirabelle Gets up to Mischief: Volume 1

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Mirabelle is having a BAD DAY! Everything seems to be going wrong, and when her brother eats the last chocolate biscuit, Mirabelle finally loses her temper, with dramatic consequences! Will Mirabelle be able to turn her bad day around? Isadora has been invited to a sleepover, which is always fun, but this time it’s even more exciting because she will be staying at her mermaid friend’s house under the sea! Fun fact: when Harriet was at university in 2010, she created a picture book for her final project all about Victoria Stitch. She recreated a new version of that original picture book as a bonus at the end of Victoria Stitch: Free and Famous! Half witch, half fairy, totally naughty! Mirabelle is Isadora Moon’s cousin, who we first meet in Isadora Moon Gets in Trouble. When Isadora’s cousin, Mirabelle, comes to stay, Isadora is really excited. Mirabelle, who is a witch, is older than Isadora and always has the best ideas for things to do. So when she suggests that instead of taking Pink Rabbit Isadora should take a dragon to ‘Bring Your Pet to School Day’, Isadora ignores her worries and goes along with the plan. But looking after a dragon turns out to be a little bit harder than the pair of them expect . . .

The annual Ocean Parade is coming up. Will Emerald be brave enough to be a mermaid princess but do it her own, special way? Mirabelle is going on holiday with her family to a fancy witch resort, and she can't wait! She has promised her parents that she will absolutely not get up to mischief this time. And she really means it too. Isadora Moon is special because she’s different. Her mum is a fairy, her dad is a vampire, and she’s a bit of both.Will Mirabelle’s family believe that Mirabelle is (mostly) innocent this time or is it just a case of double the trouble? 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. Fun fact: Harriet created the design of Isadora Moon’s character before she had a story for her, and all she knew at first was that Isadora would be half vampire and half fairy. When Harriet asked her husband what sort of story might work this character, he suggested Isadora might not be sure whether she should go to vampire school or fairy school!

Can Lavinia help Mirabelle stay out of trouble? And can Mirabelle show Lavinia that maybe some things are worth getting in trouble for. . . ?Victoria Stitch has escaped from the confines of Wiskling Wood and flown into the human world. Here, she breaks the most sacred of all wiskling laws and speaks to a human.

But in the hustle and bustle Isadora gets separated from both her family and Pink Rabbit. Can she find them before the grand fairy lights are switched on? Emerald asks her land-loving friend, Isadora Moon, and Isadora’s cousin, Mirabelle, to help her return it and together they embark on an exciting adventure across the land and sea! When her mum and dad come along on a school trip to the ballet, Isadora worries that they might not be like normal mums and dads. But she has even bigger problems when Pink Rabbit goes missing. Will she be able to find him before the curtain rises? The time has come for a fairy celebration, and Mirabelle's dad has told her she must be on her best behaviour. But Mirabelle knows things will be so much more fun if she can do just a little bit of witchy magic. Will Mirabelle be able to stay out of mischief? Not likely!Mirabelle's mum is a witch, her dad is a fairy, and she is a bit of both. When Mirabelle goes off to witch school she promises not to cause any mischief. The only trouble is, causing mischief is one of her favourite things to do. Can Mirabelle and her best friend, Carlotta, put her mischief-making right by home time?

Since then, Harriet has written and illustrated numerous picture books, including Happy Halloween, Witch's Cat!, The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Isadora Moon, a series about a half-vampire, half-fairy girl. Her books are known for their intricate and detailed illustrations, which transport readers to enchanted worlds filled with whimsy and wonder. Isadora and her family are visiting the Frost Festival, a huge celebration of the winter fairies! There’s ice skating, fairground rides, gingerbread houses and lots of delicious fairy hot chocolate. It’s magical!Fun fact: This is one of Harriet Muncaster’s personal favourite Isadora Moon books. Why? Because Isadora, Mirabelle and Honeyblossom shrink to miniature size! Can you remember any other times Mirabelle has used a shrinking potion? Isadora loves going to human birthday parties, and now is going to have one of her own! But with her mum and dad organizing things, it’s not going to be like the parties she’s been to before . . . She has a go at dog-walking, but things get a little bit out of hand. And when ‘things getting out of hand’ include the dogs’ leads, that’s not good for business. Maybe something that keeps still would be easier. Something like making and selling enchanted charm bracelets! It had been so long since Victoria Stitch had done anything dangerous . . . And she would need dangerous and forbidden magic for an adventure like this . . .’ Will Mirabelle's family believe that Mirabelle is (mostly) innocent this time, or is it just a case of double the trouble?