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Arabel and Mortimer Stories

Joan Aiken author Quentin Blake illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK

Published:6th Jun '19

£7.99

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Arabel and her notorious raven Mortimer make a welcome return to Puffin nest!

Rediscover the A Puffin Book series and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this treasured edition of Arabel and Mortimer Stories.

Late one night, as Mr Jones drove his taxi home through a storm, he spotted a large black bird with a hairy fringe round its beak sprawled out in the road.

Mr Jones decides to take the bird home to Number Six, Rainwater Crescent, London, NW 3 ½, to meet his daughter, Arabel, she'll know what to do - she loves animals!

'His name's Mortimer', she said.

But it doesn't take long until the mischievous Mortimer causes chaos in the Jones household. . .

Joan Aiken is a marvel -- Philip Pullman * The Guardian *

ISBN: 9780241386576

Dimensions: 194mm x 130mm x 26mm

Weight: 260g

368 pages