The Owl Witch

Name: The Owl Witch
Brand: Hachette New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781408371626
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By Myriam Dahman and Nicolas Digard

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In a solitary house on a secluded island lives a woman known as the Owl Witch who longs for companionship. One evening, a traveller called Noor arrives with a mysterious invitation from her master, Blackink Baldassare, a devilish force who rules the depths of the sea.... Read More

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The Owl Witch

A bewitching modern fairy tale about truth, overcoming evil and the power of friendship.

Description

In a solitary house on a secluded island lives a woman known as the Owl Witch who longs for companionship.

One evening, a traveller called Noor arrives with a mysterious invitation from her master, Blackink Baldassare, a devilish force who rules the depths of the sea.

Can the Owl Witch outsmart the wily Blackink and help Noor to regain her freedom?

A richly atmospheric gift of a book about courage and empowerment, from the award-winning creators of The Wolf's Secret and Leina and the Lord of the Toadstools, illustrated by the internationally acclaimed artist Julia Sarda.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781408371626

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 September 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Orchard Books

Contributors:

Illustrated by Júlia Sardà Portabella

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 193.0mm

Height: 256.0mm

Weight: 380g

Pages: 48

Collections

Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Myriam Dahman Nicolas Digard

About the Author

Myriam Dahman (Author)

Myriam Dahman was born and raised in Morocco and moved to France, aged 18, to study. Since then, she's lived in Barcelona, Shanghai, New York and the Caribbean. She now lives in Paris, where she works as a climate change expert while also writing children's books. She's published several children's books in France including Ma Maison a le Hoquet, Le Barbare en Collants Jaunes and Tout Pour Devenir une Sorciere.

Nicolas Digard (Author)

Born in Paris in 1980, Nicolas Digard began writing in 2006 as a scriptwriter for animated television series. He has written more than 60 episodes on series including Angelo Rules, The Jungle Bunch to the Rescue, Super 4 and Gawayn. He published his first historical novel Les Loups De Sherwood (The Sherwood Wolves), in 2014. He wrote the first seven books in the bestselling children's series Frigiel & Fluffy, and is the author of Slurp!, and Le Manchot Qui Avait Marre D'etre Pris Pour Un Pingouin. Nicolas is currently working on a new animated series and a historical series for television, and is writing his second historical novel. He is a strong advocate for authors' rights.

Julia Sarda (Illustrator)

Julia Sarda is a freelance illustrator from Barcelona. She began her studies at the Fine Arts University of Barcelona, but then switched to a graphic arts course at an illustration school to focus more on her technique and to prepare herself for an illustration career. She worked as a colorist in a studio making editorial merchandise for Disney and Disney Pixar. Two years later she bravely set off on her own as a freelance illustrator. She began working on concept art for video games where she honed her own style and developed her vision. Now she works mostly in children's illustration and has had the pleasure of illustrating some of her favourite classics including Alice in Wonderland, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Her work can be viewed at:

@juliasardaportabella

www.juliasardaportabella.com