Diary Of An Accidental Witch: Unexpected Guests

By (author) Cargill, Honor and Perdita; Illustrated by Saunders Katie
Short description/annotation:
When some very important visitors arrive at witch school, they’re not who the students and teachers were expecting! Can Bea use both her extraordinary and ordinary powers to save the school?
Description:
Friday 4th February It feels like I''ve only been asleep for a minute but I can''t risk being late for school today - the Very Important Witches are coming! Bea Black is determined to become the BEST witch she can be and learn EVERYTHING about magic. So when a school visit from some VERY important guests is announced, Bea is thrilled! It''s her chance to help Little Spellshire School for the Extraordinary Arts and show off what she''s learned so far. But when the visitors arrive, they are NOT who the students and teachers were expecting. In fact, they''re the opposite! With the witch school at risk of being exposed, it''s up to Bea to use her ordinary special skills to save the day. The perfect potion of magic and mischief, DIARY OF AN ACCIDENTAL WITCH is THE WORST WITCH meets TOM GATES. PRAISE FOR DIARY OF AN ACCIDENTAL WITCH: "Great fun!" - iPaper "Full of magical mayhem!" - BookTrust "A magical adventure that will touch your heart and tickle your funny bone." - Maz Evans, author of WHO LET THE GODS OUT "A brilliant, hilarious story!" - Emma Carroll, author of THE WEEK AT WORLD''S END
Biographical note:
Honor and Perdita Cargill are a daughter/mother writing partnership and the authors of WAITING FOR CALLBACK and DIARY OF AN ACCIDENTAL WITCH. Originally from the Scottish Highlands, Perdita spent many years as a barrister before turning to writing fiction. Honor, having recently graduated from Oxford, is working on fiction and non-fiction writing projects as well as studying for a Masters at The Courtauld Institute. They both live in London. Katie Saunders knew she wanted to be an illustrator when she had a picture published in Twinkie Magazine at the age of five. Katie worked as a teacher before becoming a full-time illustrator. She enjoys working with bright colours and experimenting with textures to create cute characters that children will love. Katie''s book, Touch and Explore: Little Frog, for Caterpillar Books was shortlisted for the 2012 Sheffield Children''s Book Award in the Baby Book Award section.
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When some very important visitors arrive at witch school, they''re not who the students and teachers were expecting! Can Bea use both her extraordinary and ordinary powers to save the school?