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FICTION
Magnificent Mabel series
Ruth Quayle • Illustrated by Julia Christians
• A hilarious character-led illustrated fiction series – perfect for fans of Claude
• Hilarious
• Short stories • Character-led
• Three short stories in each book, ideal for newly-confident readers • Highly illustrated throughout in black and white
• 5 titles in the series so far
Sometimes life isn’t fair for Mabel Chase. Like for instance she doesn’t have one single pet in her whole life. And people in her class are always losing their teeth. And she doesn’t have a sprinkler in her garden.
But none of that matters in the end ... because Mabel is still magnificent!
Age: 5+ • Price: £5.99 • Extent:128pp
Word count: 5,000 • Format: B-format paperback Rights sold: Polish, Italian, Czech
“Sparkling narrative style”
Chiara Stancati, Edizioni Lapis, Italy
Mabel and the Very Bad Birthday Party coming soon!
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Ruth Quayle used to work as a journalist and copywriter, and was inspired to write books for children by the funny things her own kids said. She is the author of picture books That Bear Can’t Babysit and You’re Not a Proper Pirate, Sidney Green!