The first story about Arabel and her pet raven Mortimer. In Arabel's Raven, Mr Jones, while driving his taxi, notices something bedraggled in the road. He stops and discovers an injured raven. He takes it home and his four-year-old daughter Arabel falls in love at first sight. 'His name is Mortimer,' she announces and Mortimer has found a home. A series of thefts and a robber quarrel are only two of the dramas in this delightful tale in which Mortimer and Arabel find their ways straight to the reader's heart.

This book features in the following series: Adventures Of Arabel And Mortimer, Arabel And Mortimer .

This book has been graded for interest at 6-9 years.

There are 80 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

Joan Aiken is one of the best loved authors of the twentieth century, and has written over a hundred books for young readers and adults, including "A Necklace of Raindrops," "The Winter Sleepwalker and Other Stories," and "The Youngest Miss Ward. " QUENTIN BLAKE is Britain's leading illustrator, and was chosen as the first Children's Laureate.