My books
Young Readers
Witch Trap
Black cats born at midnight Are magic, it’s true! Just waiting to have An adventure with you . . . Trixie and Midnight are playing outside when they have a run in with a witch, who seems particularly interested in the cat’s magic powers. The very next morning, Trixie wakes to find that Midnight has been catnapped! Trixie, Nan and Dad set off to the rescue. Meanwhile, Midnight has a plan of her own …
Mirror Mischief
SHORTLISTED FOR THE LAUGH OUT LOUD BOOK AWARDS 2023 – CLICK HERE TO VOTE! Midnight and Trixie are back in their second enchanting adventure! Who says that two magical cats are better than one? When Trixie is at school one day, Midnight gets up to some mischief with the bathroom mirror and brings her reflection to life! The mirror-Midnight causes all sorts of chaos – safely on the other side of the …
Midnight Magic
Black cats born at midnight Are different indeed, A mischievous, odd And peculiar breed . . . Midnight is looking for a place to call home. Trixie is looking for an adventure. When the pair meet, sparks fly! But what will Trixie’s family think of the little black kitten’s magic powers and taste for mischief? A bewitching new series for younger readers, told in rhyming verse an …
There’s a Beach in My Pants!
‘We went to the seaside, Mum, Pip and me. To play in the sand dunes and splash in the sea. We’d have SO MUCH fun, I had it all planned! As soon as we got there . . . I RAN FOR THE SAND!’ But one little girl gets SO MUCH MORE than she bargained for after her day out at the beach – with the most hilarious consequences! From superstar fiction author Michelle Harrison and bestselling illustrator David …
There’s A Shark in My Pants!
We flew in an airplane, Mum, Boo and me, To a fancy hotel overlooking the sea. We stuffed a big suitcase right up to the brim, With flip flops and snorkels and goggles squeezed in. Flip flops, snorkels and goggles aren’t the only things that one little girl has brought with her on her summer holiday . . . There’s also something with big white, jagged teeth that is sure to make this trip even more …
Middle Grade
Twice Upon A Time
One of The Sunday Times best time-travel stories for children Can stopping time solve a murder . . .? A delicious mystery adventure for fans of Robin Stevens and Cressida Cowell from the award-winning author Michelle Harrison, author of the Pinch of Magic series. When the Morrow twins, Merry and Spike, arrive at dusty old Fox House, they think spending their holidays there is going to be dull. Bu …
The Other Alice
*WINNER of the CALDERDALE BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2017* What happens when a tale with real magic, that was supposed to be finished, never was? This is a story about one of those stories . . . Midge loves riddles, his cat, Twitch, and – most of all – stories. Especially because he’s grown up being read to by his sister Alice, a brilliant writer. When Alice goes missing and a talking cat turns up in …
Winter Magic
A beautiful and classic anthology of frosty, magical short stories from acclaimed children’s writers. The Dreamsnatcher’s Abi Elphinstone heads up this gorgeous collection of wintery stories, featuring snow queens, frost fairs, snow dragons and pied pipers . . . from classic children’s writers Michelle Harrison, Michelle Magorian, Geraldine McCaughrean, Jamila Gavin, Berlie Doherty, Katherine Wood …
A Storm of Sisters
There are secrets hidden beneath the ice . . . bring the magic home in the frosty fourth instalment of the bestselling Pinch of Magic Adventures. When the Widdershins sisters and Granny are called away in deepest winter to look after cousin Clarissa, it doesn’t take long for adventure – or trouble – to find them. The town of Wilderness has plenty to explore with its frozen lake and winter market, …
A Tangle of Spells
From the bestselling author of A PINCH OF MAGIC and A SPRINKLE OF SORCERY comes a thrilling story of sisters, spells and witches. Everyone knows that magic and trouble go hand in hand… A dangerous spell cast over an unsuspecting village. An enchanted painting locked in a hidden room. A desperate race against time to break the spell before it’s too late… It should have been a fresh start for th …
A Sprinkle of Sorcery
A SUNDAY TIMES CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK Shortlisted for the Teach Primary Book Awards 2020 The Widdershins are back in the sequel to the best-selling A Pinch of Magic. A missing sister, a secret island and … a sprinkle of sorcery. The family curse has been lifted and the Widdershins sisters: Betty, Fliss and Charlie are free to leave the misty prison isle of Crowstone. But when a mysterious g …
A Pinch of Magic
WATERSTONES CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE MONTH 2019 (UK) BARNES & NOBLE YOUNG READERS PICK OF THE MONTH 2021 (US) WINNER: DUTCH BRONZE PEN AWARD 2022 Shortlisted for THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2020 Shortlisted for THE SEFTON SUPER READS 2020 On the isle of Crowstone, set upon eerie marshes with a prison as its closest neighbour, the Widdershins sisters: Betty, Fliss and Charlie, set out to break a dead …
The Thirteen Secrets
Red’s past won’t stay hidden. She’s now living at Elvesden Manor under her real name, Rowan, and trying to put her terrible adventures behind her. But staying out of trouble isn’t as easy as she’d hoped. Haunted by awful dreams of Hedgewitch’s cottage – and of Eldritch, who swore revenge when she left him there to die – Red fears the fairy realm is about to draw her back in . . . But will she make …
The Thirteen Curses
The fairies stole her brother . . . . . . and now Red is trapped. In the dangerous fairy realm, she strikes a bargain. Her brother will be returned, but only if she can complete a perilous magical quest in the human world. If she fails, she will lose him – and her own freedom – for ever. With the help of Tanya and Fabian, Red’s desperate task begins – but a shocking discovery turns it into a race …
The Thirteen Treasures
*WINNER of the WATERSTONES CHILDREN’S BOOK PRIZE 2009* Tanya has a secret. She can see fairies. But not the fairies we imagine. These fairies cast spells on her, rousing her from her sleep and propelling her out of bed. Disturbed by her daughter’s behaviour, Tanya’s mother sends her away to live with her grandmother at Elvesden Manor, a secluded countryside mansion on the outskirts of town. Then a …
One Wish
The spellbinding prequel to the 13 Treasures series . . . Tanya’s life has never been easy – she can see fairies and it keeps getting her into trouble. Nothing like the ones in books, they don’t grant wishes, are extremely grumpy and cast spells if Tanya steps out of line. When Tanya meets Ratty, she finally discovers someone who can also see fairies and he’s friends with one too. But when Ratty g …
Young Adult
Unrest
Seventeen-year-old Elliott hasn’t slept properly for months. Ever since the accident that nearly killed him, a shadowy figure has made its presence felt – a figure only he can see. Elliott is convinced his near death experience has enabled him to contact the dead. But are his ghostly visions real, or the effects of a damaged mind? When he gets a job at a supposedly haunted museum it seems like the …