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ISBN: 0340152036

ISBN13: 9780340152034

The Little Broomstick

Name: This was my favorite book. I&#39;m so glad it&#39;s back in print now that my daughter is 8!
Item: The Little Broomstick
Rating: 5
Author: Thriftbooks.com User

By Mary Stewart

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Book Overview

It is Tib the black cat who leads Mary to the strange flower in the woods. When she discovers a little broomstick shortly afterwards, she is astonished to feel it jump in to action. Before she can... This description may be from another edition of this product.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0340152036

ISBN13:9780340152034

Release Date:January 1971

Publisher:Hodder Children's Books

Length:128 Pages

Weight:0.84 lbs.

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Coming Of Age Education And Learning Family And Relationships Mystery And Suspense Nature And The Environment Overcoming Obstacles Self-Discovery Children's Literature Children's Children's Books

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This was my favorite book. I'm so glad it's back in print now that my daughter is 8!

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago

I loved this book more than almost any other book from my childhood. When my first daughter was born @ 8 years ago, it was out of print and I actually bought used copies so that I would be sure to have it to read to her when she was old enough. Now that she is, I am happy that we can buy copies as gifts for her friends as well. J.K. Rowling owes a huge debt to Mary Stewart. I have to imagine that she must have loved this book as a child as well.

Take a bow, Mr. Potter....to our heroine...

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago

Mary Stewart's delightful fantasy is fun and exciting from beginning to end. I first read it about 30 years ago, and it made a big impression on me. Something about the way Stewart told the story made everything seem quite logical. I reread the book last year and loved it all over again. I only wish it were a bit longer, as it seems to end rather quickly. Still, I thoroughly recommend this as a delightful fantasy for children who are a bit too young for Mr. Potter (whom I believe owes a debt to Ms. Stewart)>

A Fantastic Read for All Ages

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago

I read this book when I was about 8 years old and I loved it more than any other book I read. I say this because I remember it better than any other book I read as a child, and I read quite a few books. I have a copy somewhere in a box in my house and am longing to read it to my 6 year old and I don't want to wait any longer. So I have ordered another copy of it. In the wake of Harry Potter (which I also love) this story is just as enchanting and enthralling. It all begins with a child in England discovering a magical broomstick followed by a school for witchcraft! I can only highly recommend this book, plain and simple.

Magic!

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago

A lonely, young girl finds a cat and magic in the English countryside in this book for young readers. Pre-Harry Potter, there are similar themes, but Mary Stewart writes like no other, and the story unfolds giving just enough details so a young person's imagination can fill in the rest. When I went back and re-read this after many years, I realized how much I had forgotten, and how much I had made up about it when I was nine. I love this book very much.