Jack (of the beanstalk fame) and his magical talking chicken, Betsy, have always been great at making new friends. But when Jack spots Anansi, the new kid in town, talking to a troll in the Deep Dark Woods, everything changes. Everyone knows that trolls mean trouble, and Jack will do anything to prove to the rest of his friends that Anansi is a troll spy. Even if that means using stolen magic!

The Spell Thief is the first book in this brilliant new highly-illustrated series by Tom Percival, featuring all the fairy-tale characters you know and love having brand-new adventures!

This is volume 1 in Little Legends .

This book has been graded for interest at 6-8 years.

There are 177 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Pan Macmillan .

Having established a career as a picture-book author and illustrator, Little Legends is Tom Percival 's first foray into the world of writing chapter books for young readers.