The Magic of Magnolia Moon

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For Magnolia Moon, magic is a way to solve problems. And when you're starting a new class at school and your best friend doesn't live across the road anymore, problems seem to come easily.


In her latest adventure, Magnolia Moon invents everyday magic to help her navigate the pitfalls of friendship, school, family, and being ten. A lyrical and imaginative tale which highlights everyday wonders through Magnolia's curious and observant nature.

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Wyatts text shows an appreciation of both the drollness and profundity of childrens thinking, and the storys message about appreciating the little, everyday things is welcome and timely. . . . Ainslies illustrations, rendered in pencil and gentle watercolors, are airy and sweet. . . A charmer that reminds readers to cultivate simple pleasures, recognize lifes commonplace gifts, and enjoy a little cake. * Kirkus Reviews *
Much is worth feting in this sprightly tale, and the atmosphere of gentle anarchy has only one rule: friends ought to notice when friends arent feeling their best, and try to give them what will make them happyPencil-and-watercolor spreads by Ainslie are light and soft and elegantly composed. * Publishers Weekly *
Much is worth feting in this sprightly tale, and the atmosphere of gentle anarchy has only one rule: friends ought to notice when friends arent feeling their best, and try to give them what will make them happyPencil-and-watercolor spreads by Ainslie are light and soft and elegantly composed. * School Library Journal *
Suitable for an adult reader and child viewer to pick up right before bedtime, with its gently whimsical premise furthered by Ainslies dreamy, soft watercolors and scratchy pencil lines. The underlying message about celebrating and appreciating the ordinary is just the right level of sweetness, the icing on the proverbial cake. * The Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books *
It has certainly helped me to find a little magic to stay open and curious to all possibilities. Even if it means looking twice or checking in the dark places under the table when it seems to be hiding. -- Joy Lawn * Paper Bark Words *

Author Bio

Edwina Wyatt is an award-winning Australian childrens author. She grew up in Sydney, and worked as a lawyer and a high school teacher before becoming a writer of books for young readers. Her debut junior fiction novel was The Secrets of Magnolia Moon. Edwina lives in the Victorian High Country with her husband and two children. She has a passion for horses, paddocks and pine trees, and is an aspiring vegetable gardener and pianist (although she cannot read music). Some of her favourite authors include David Almond, Arnold Lobel, Virginia Woolf, Astrid Lindgren, Michelle Cuevas, Kate DiCamillo and A.A. Milne.


Katherine Quinn is a New Zealand illustrator and surface pattern textile designer based in Hawkes Bay. She works in both traditional and digital illustration, and her work often focuses on long-limbed, big-eyed girls with a touch of innocence and a sense of adventure.