Kiki's Delivery Service
(Hardback)
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Publishing Details
Kiki's Delivery Service
By (Author) Eiko Kadono
Illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton
Translated by Emily Balistrieri
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Puffin Classics
26th August 2025
19th June 2025
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Fantasy
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and grow
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Witches, wizards and magicians
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Stories in translation
895.635
Physical Properties
Hardback
208
Width 132mm, Height 204mm, Spine 25mm
500g
Description
Discover our collectable Puffin Clothbound Classic edition of Kiki's Delivery Service. Puffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable hardback editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world - including this charming edition of Kiki's Delivery Service, which celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2025. 'Everyone has some type of magic inside them. . .' On her thirteenth birthday Kiki must decide whether she's going to leave home with her cat Jiji in tow and move to a town without another witch. She knows she has to use her magic to make a living, but Kiki's no good at potions or spells... Can Kiki learn to control her magic and make her own way in the world
Author Bio
Eiko Kadono was born in Tokyo in 1935 and after living in Brazil returned to the ancient Japanese city of Kamakura. Eiko is one of Japan's most prolific and well-known children's authors. She has written and translated over two hundred books and won many awards including the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing in 2018. Her most famous work is Kiki's Delivery Service which was published in 1985 and made into a hugely popular anime film.
