Product Description
Young Arabel's life is changed forever when her father, a taxi driver, brings home an injured bird he finds in the street. This wacky raven eats everything in sight, answers the telephone by squawking "Nevermore!" andcauses chaos wherever he goes--but Arabel loves her new feathered friend, whom she names Mortimer. This is the first volume of Arabel and Mortimer's adventures, brightened with hilarious illustrations by Quentin Blake.
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About the Author
JOAN AIKEN (1924-2004) was the author of many plays and screenplays,as well asbooks such as The Wolves of Willoughby Chase and Black Hearts in Battersea. Her 1968 novel, The Whispering Mountain, won the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Award. She was named a Member of the Order of the British Empire for her contribution to children's literature
QUENTIN BLAKE is the internationally acclaimed illustrator of more than two hundred award-winning books, including several classics by Roald Dahl. He lives in London.
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