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Magic Betsey


Betsey Biggalow

No. of pages 80

Published: 2014

Great for age 5-12 years

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Betsey puts on a magic show but everyone is less than impressed with her tricks. No matter, in these four sweet and funny short stories, Betsey learns the importance of believing in yourself, that practise makes perfect, and that some magic is real . . . This book is one of five short story collections featuring Betsey Biggalow, from Children's Laureate, Malorie Blackman. Beautifully illustrated by Jamie Smith, these warm and funny stories are ideal for building confidence in young readers, whether reading aloud or alone.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Betsey Biggalow .

This book has been graded for interest at 5-7 years.

There are 80 pages in this book. This book was published in 2014 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .

Malorie Blackman was the 8th UK Children's Laureate and is one of the UK's highest profile authors for teenagers and young adults. She has won the Children's Book Award and a raft of other prizes and is the force behind the annual YALC event.

 

This book is in the following series:

Betsey Biggalow
Betsey Biggalow is small but she's full of bright and shiny ideas. This series is set in the Caribbean and aimed at building reading confidence.

"Four short stories in one book, which are perfect for young readers to read alone or alternatively, are just the right length for bedtime stories. Betsey Biggalow is a fun character for whom things never go quite right, but she always makes the best of things." * www.parentsintouch.co.uk *

 

"Somewhere between Pippi Longstocking and Tracy Beaker, Betsey Biggalow, who stars in these short, pacey stories, is an imaginative and enquiring girl who is sometimes mischievous but always endearing" * Guardian *