Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books - Favourite Children's Book Picks - JULY 2025 UK
Pil Van Martin - The Spick and the Span - Published by HarperCollins Children’s Books (31 July 2025) - ISBN-13 : 978-0008724788 - Paperback - Age: 8+ I maginative, magical, wildly funny, and with a truly unique world, The Spick and the Span is an extraordinary, exciting fantasy middle grade adventure – perfect for fans of Jessica Townsend's Nevermoor , Jonathan Stroud's Lockwood and Co , Diana Wynne Jones' Howl's Moving Castle , and Terry Pratchett's Discworld . Thanks to many generations of careless magicians, the city of Helm is overflowing with magic, which has made it a very dangerous place to live. Leave anything alone for too long and it will transform into something else: your house will turn to gingerbread, your teapot will start pouring pond water or – if you're really unlucky – your floor will turn to lava. The magicians liked to pretend it’s them who keep the worst magical hiccups in check, but the real heroes of the ...
