Review
THE LITTLE BROOMSTICK 'What enchantment ... The author has used all her considerable gifts as a storyteller to spin this charming magical tale.' -- JUNIOR BOOKSHELF LUDO AND THE STAR HORSE 'Superbly and movingly told, worthy of Hans Andersen.' -- FINANCIAL TIMES LUDO AND THE STAR HORSE 'Sets Mary Stewart well on the rungs of the ladder of distinction in children's literature ...' -- JUNIOR BOOKSHELF A WALK IN WOLF WOODS 'A Walk in Wolf Woods is ... gripping, exciting, steeped in folk-lore, yes, and told with the magic, flair and superb detail which puts Mary Stewart among the top and best-loved children's writers.' -- OXFORD TIMES
Product Description
John and Margaret Begbie are picnicking with their parents in the Black Forest when they are mysteriously spirited back through time into the Middle Ages. There they meet Mardian, one-time servant and closest friend of Duke Otho, ruler of the country. He tells them a terrible secret - he is under the enchantment of the evil sorcerer Almeric, and is forced to assume a wolf's shape every night. Unable to return to the castle, the children are his only hope. And so John and Margaret disguise themselves as children of the court and embark on a thrilling and frightening quest to reveal Almeric's true nature and gain the Duke's confidence. But then Almeric becomes suspicious, and suddenly all their lives are in danger ...
