- Published: 5 January 2021
- ISBN: 9780241426326
- Imprint: Penguin eBooks
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 384
The Hatmakers
- Published: 5 January 2021
- ISBN: 9780241426326
- Imprint: Penguin eBooks
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 384
A wildly inventive tale, full of laugh-out-loud humour, enchanting magic and rebellious hope. Charming from first page to last. I loved it
Catherine Doyle, author of The Storm Keeper's Island
An utterly charming adventure full of wildness, wit, magic and heart
Anna James, author of Pages & Co
A cosy magical adventure peppered with charming detail
Fiona Noble, The Bookseller
Absolutely wonderful
Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse
Imaginative . . . Entertaining, comical and breezy, and the settings are conjured in transporting detail
The Times
An engaging ode to the bonds of family and friendship, the power of teamwork, and the magic that we all have inside ourselves
Booklist
A swashbuckling romp for lovers of history and magic . . . Magical elements, complicated plot twists and colourful characters will appeal to Philip Pullman and Harry Potter fans
Kirkus
Action-packed . . . Engaging
Publishers Weekly
The first adventure in a spellbinding new magical world. Cordelia comes from a long line of magical milliners, who weave alchemy and enchantment into every hat. In Cordelia's world, Making - crafting items such as hats, cloaks, watches, boots and gloves from magical ingredients - is a rare and ancient skill, and only a few special Maker families remain. When Cordelia's father Prospero and his ship, the Jolly Bonnet, are lost at sea during a mission to collect hat ingredients, Cordelia is determined to find him. But Uncle Tiberius and Aunt Ariadne have no time to help the littlest Hatmaker, for an ancient rivalry between the Maker families is threatening to surface. Worse, someone seems to be using Maker magic to start a war. It's up to Cordelia to find out who, and why...
Buy now: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-hatmakers-9780241509029 About THE HATMAKERS: Cordelia comes from a long line of magical milliners, who weave alchemy and enchantment into every hat. In Cordelia's world, Making - crafting items such as hats, cloaks, watches, boots and gloves from magical ingredients - is a rare and ancient skill, and only a few special Maker families remain. When Cordelia's father Prospero and his ship, the Jolly Bonnet, are lost at sea during a mission to collect hat ingredients, Cordelia is determined to find him. But Uncle Tiberius and Aunt Ariadne have no time to help the littlest Hatmaker, for an ancient rivalry between the Maker families is threatening to surface. Worse, someone seems to be using Maker magic to start a war. It's up to Cordelia to find out who, and why... #TheHatmakers #TamzinMerchant
Buy now: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-hatmakers-9780241509029 The first adventure in a spellbinding new magical world. Cordelia comes from a long line of magical milliners, who weave alchemy and enchantment into every hat. In Cordelia's world, Making - crafting items such as hats, cloaks, watches, boots and gloves from magical ingredients - is a rare and ancient skill, and only a few special Maker families remain. When Cordelia's father Prospero and his ship, the Jolly Bonnet, are lost at sea during a mission to collect hat ingredients, Cordelia is determined to find him. But Uncle Tiberius and Aunt Ariadne have no time to help the littlest Hatmaker, for an ancient rivalry between the Maker families is threatening to surface. Worse, someone seems to be using Maker magic to start a war. It's up to Cordelia to find out who, and why... #TheHatmakers #Tamzin Merchant
After an exhausting and unusual 2020, we’ve got plenty of reasons to be grateful for a new year, not least because of the stellar line up of children’s books we have coming your way over the next few months!Read on for a sneak peek at some of the best new children’s books we’re bringing to you in 2021.