Isadora Moon Has a Birthday

Name: Isadora Moon Has a Birthday
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SKU: 9780192744357
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By Harriet Muncaster

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Summary

Isadora Moon is half fairy, half vampire, making her wonderfully unique. As she anticipates her very own birthday party, Isadora expects a celebration like no other. However, with her fairy mother and vampire father planning the event, the party turns out far different from the human birthdays she's used to. Filled with charm and delightful pink and black illustrations by Harriet Muncaster, this first chapter book invites young readers into a magical, sparkling world with a touch of bite.
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Isadora Moon is special because she is different. Her mum is a fairy and her dad is a vampire and Isadora is a bit of both. It's Isadora's birthday, and she is very excited about having a birthday party, just like her friends have! But with her mum and dad in charge, things might not quite turn out like she's expecting . . .

Half vampire, half fairy, totally unique!

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Half vampire, half fairy, totally unique! Isadora Moon is special because she is different. Her mum is a fairy and her dad is a vampire, making Isadora a bit of both. Isadora loves attending human birthday parties, and now she is going to have one of her own! But with her mum and dad organising things, it won't be like the parties she's been to before...

With irresistible pink and black artwork throughout by author/illustrator Harriet Muncaster and a totally unique heroine with an out-of-this-world family, this is a beautiful, charming, and funny new series of first chapter books. Perfect for fans of Unicornia, Claude, Dixie O'Day, and Squishy McFluff, Isadora Moon is the ideal choice for readers who want their magic and sparkle with a bit of bite!

Also available from the world of Isadora Moon:

Mirabelle - Half witch, half fairy, totally naughty!
Emerald - The most rebellious princess under the sea

Isadora Moon Activity Books including colouring pages, word searches, puzzles and more!

Coming soon: Celebrating 10 years of Isadora Moon with a special hardback edition of Isadora Moon Has a Birthday in shimmering pink!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780192744357

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Oxford University Press

Illustration: Colour

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 186.0mm

Weight: 166g

Pages: 128

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Harriet Muncaster Young Adult

About the Author

Harriet is a graduate of the Cambridge MA in Children's Illustration, and is the illustrator of Parragon's Glitterbelle books, as well as her own I Am a Witch's Cat, and Happy Halloween, Witch's Cat!, published by Harper Collins in the US.

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