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The Magic Pet Shop Stories: Pugicorn's Mermaid Mystery

Book five in a new chapter book series
By Matilda Rose
Series: The Magic Pet Shop Stories
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At the Magic Pet Shop, adorable magical animals need help! Luckily, Princess Ava and Pugicorn are always ready to lend a hand. It's summer in Twinkleton-Under-Beanstalk, and everyone is feeling the heat. It's almost too hot to do anything - but pets still need help! Millie... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Princess Ava and Pugicorn are diving into their next magical adventure! The fifth book in a new series for young readers featuring the stars from the Pugicorn picture books.

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At the Magic Pet Shop, adorable magical animals need help! Luckily, Princess Ava and Pugicorn are always ready to lend a hand.

It's summer in Twinkleton-Under-Beanstalk, and everyone is feeling the heat. It's almost too hot to do anything - but pets still need help!

Millie the mermaid's magic pet Starwhal has been feeling sad, and no one knows why. Can Princess Ava and Pugicorn have an adventure under the sea and solve the mystery of Starwhal's gloomy mood?

Pugicorn's Mermaid Mystery is the next book in the enchanting new series of chapter books from the creators of The Magic Pet Shop picture books. With accessible text and adorable illustrations throughout, this is perfect for newly independent and developing readers.

Discover more books in The Magic Pet Shop Stories series:

Pugicorn to the Rescue

Pugicorn's Sleepover Surprise

Pugicorn's Snowy Friend

Pugicorn Saves the Show

Pugicorn's Mermaid Mystery

Pugicorn's Christmas Dragon

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781408374214

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 July 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Orchard Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Tim Budgen

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 160

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Kids & YA Pre-orders Matilda Rose Pre-order Books Pre-orders Pre-orders by Release Date Series: The Magic Pet Shop Stories Young Adult

About the Author

Matilda Rose (Author)

Matilda Rose is the author of The Magic Pet Shop series - Pugicorn, La-La-Llama, Kitticorn and more fun-filled adventures set in a fairy tale world and featuring different magical pets. With important messages about sharing, kindness, trying your best and being yourself, The Magic Pet Shop books combine sparkle, fun and heart!

Tim Budgen (Illustrator)

Tim Budgen is a freelance illustrator and Art teacher. He's illustrated Pugicorn and the Magic Pet Shop series, the Lizzie and Lucky series by Megan Rix, 20 Dinosaurs at Bedtime by Mark Sperring and many more amazing children's books. For much of his life he has been scribbling down ideas and can usually be found with a pencil in one hand and a sketchbook in the other! He lives by the sea on Hayling Island, England, with his wife Julia.

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