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The Girl Who Drank the MoonKelly Barnhill
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
by Kelly Barnhill
A village leaves a baby in the forest each year for a witch. The witch has been rescuing them all along, and this time feeds one moonlight by mistake.
A story about children, witches and wizards and magical creatures, epic and thoughtful in tone. We would put it with children of 9–12, and at a reading age of about 10 for reading alone.
Worth knowing before you buy
- Mild peril
- Frightening scenes
None of this makes it a bad book — often the opposite. It is here so you can decide whether it is right for your child now or in a year or two.
If they like this, try these
Chosen by matching age, reading age, tone and subject — not by what is selling.
The House with Chicken LegsSophie Anderson
A Wizard of EarthseaUrsula K. Le Guin
Peter PanJ. M. Barrie
Prince CaspianC. S. Lewis
The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeC. S. Lewis
Or let them write their own.
Nothing gets a child reading like a story they invented themselves. Your child plans the characters and the plot, and we write, illustrate and print it as a real book with their name on the cover as the author.
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