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This book is a lovely, light-hearted read that I am certain children of many ages would really enjoy. It is shrouded in mystery and magic and is simply a cute tale that was hard not to find entertaining. There was humour laced with the story as well and I just believe it was a lovely and wonderful book, which is good when you just want to escape for a little while. While looking through books, he finds one about a madman called Benjamin Tooth who said he saw sprites. It also tells him about a trunk and a lost key. Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments The Harry Potter Wizarding Almanac: The official magical companion to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books

The Windvale Sprites by MacKenzie Crook (9780571304080 The Windvale Sprites by MacKenzie Crook (9780571304080

This book is about a boy called Asa, who after a huge storm finds a sprite (fairy) in his garden. Determined to find out if anyone else knows about these sprites he looks through old books in the library. These are the recently discovered journals of Benjamin Tooth: alchemist, inventor and discoverer of the Windvale sprites. They chronicle his journey of scientific discovery from pompous boy to mad old man in his pursuit of the sprites on Windvale Moor. The sprites hold the key to eternal life, and Tooth is determined to capture it.Anyway, it was exactly what I was hoping for in a magical adventure book! Its beautiful illustrations really helped make the story come alive. What a truly wonderful book! Beautifully and engagingly written and with quirky illustrations. A joy! There are passages in the book which describe cruelty towards the sprites which I would be wary of reading to younger children, which is to say that this book has some depth to it. It makes complete sense in terms of the characters but this is not just a sweet book about fairies. Funny, thought-provoking, and moving. Recommended!

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There is also plenty to grab the mature reader's attention. Little jokes like the passing mention of a place called Cottingley (the famous early 20th-century faked fairy photos from the real Cottingley village even fooled Arthur Conan Doyle) and an oblique hint about Terry Jones' Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book; the author's own remimiscences of The Great Storm of 1987 which devastated a huge swathe of southern Britain, and a grownup's natural curiosity as to how Asa will explain lying about going on a projected school trip. (Crook will sidestep the consequences of Asa's escapade by subsequently penning The Lost Journals of Benjamin Tooth, set two centuries before.) Faber & Faber was founded nearly a century ago, in 1929. Read about our long publishing history in a decade-by-decade account. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2018-06-07 18:12:09 Bookplateleaf 0010 Boxid IA1237610 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set china External-identifier I read this book because I found it interesting that someone who is best known as a bad pirate, who is always pulling his eye out and eating it, could be a respectable writer. An atmospheric supernatural thriller, in which three unlikely allies must solve an eerie mystery to put a stop to an escalating wave of killing that threatens their town.A lovely and enchanting story, told simply with delightfully atmospheric and accomplished illustrations by the author. A charming, finely produced little treasure, told with clarity, wit and lightness -- Nicolette Jones Sunday Times After a huge storm, Asa Brown finds something strange in his garden pond. It looks and moves a bit like a dragonfly, but on closer inspection Asa sees it is something much more extraordinary: a creature he had read about in books, but didn't believe they actually existed!