A Potion, a Powder, a Little Bit of Magic : Or, Like Lightning in an Umbrella Storm

Stead, Philip C.

ISBN 10: 0823458091 / ISBN 13: 9780823458097

Editore: Not Stated Aug 2026, 2026

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Neuware - An instant New York Times bestseller!"This book is absolutely marvelous. It s delightful, exciting, profound, and FUN all at once." Jarrett Lerner, New York Times bestselling author A plucky young goatkeeper sets out on a misadventurous rescue mission in this uproarious debut novel with premium hardcover features, perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo and Lemony Snicket.In a kingdom ruled by a capricious king, the castle rests on the backs of twenty-four goats, and the welfare of those goats rests on the back of a girl called Bernadette. So when one goat escapes, it s up to her with the help of a very forgetful wizard and a Boat That Does Not Grant Wishes to bring it back safely.Her task may be straightforward, but this book is anything but. Like a swirling herd of restless goats, the chapters are all out of order. The ending may prove to have been the beginning all along. All the while, the author of Bernadette s saga a character himself hurries to write her a resolution, with very mixed results. And if you re feeling lost, don t worry; the story has twenty-four morals, of varying advisability, to edify you along the way. Award-winning picture book author and illustrator Philip Stead makes a confident debut as a novelist in this laugh-out-loud, one-of-a-kind illustrated tale, chock-full of running gags, broken fourth walls, and underdog triumph.Gilded edges, a velvet-touch jacket with foil accents and embossing, a foil-stamped cloth case and printed endpapers make A Potion, a Powder, a Little Bit of Magic as thrilling to hold as it is to open, a perfect gift for any young reader.

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• Titolo: A Potion, a Powder, a Little Bit of Magic : Or, Like Lightning in an Umbrella Storm
• Editore: Not Stated Aug 2026
• Data di pubblicazione: 2026
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0823458091
• ISBN 13: 9780823458097
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Disegnatore: Stead, Philip C.
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 208 L x 161 A x 33 P (millimetri) 208 millimetri di larghezza per 161 millimetri di altezza per 33 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 654 grammi

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A plucky young goatkeeper sets out on a misadventurous rescue mission in this uproarious debut novel, perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo and Lemony Snicket.

In a kingdom ruled by a capricious king, the castle rests on the backs of twenty-four goats, and the welfare of those goats rests on the back of a girl called Bernadette. So when one goat escapes, it’s up to her—with the help of a very forgetful wizard and a Boat That Does Not Grant Wishes—to bring it back safely.

Her task may be straightforward, but this book is anything but. Like a swirling herd of restless goats, the chapters are all out of order. The ending may prove to have been the beginning all along. All the while, the author of Bernadette’s saga—a character himself—hurries to write her a resolution, with very mixed results. And if you’re feeling lost, don’t worry; the story has twenty-four morals, of varying advisability, to edify you along the way.   

Award-winning picture book author and illustrator Philip Stead makes a confident debut as a novelist in this laugh-out-loud, one-of-a-kind illustrated tale, chock-full of running gags, broken fourth walls, and underdog triumph.

Informazioni sull?autore

Philip Stead is the author of the Caldecott Medal-winning book A Sick Day for Amos McGee, also named a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and a Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book, illustrated by his wife and frequent collaborator, Erin Stead. He is the author and illustrator of The North Wind and the Sun, a Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year. He lives with Erin, their daughter, and their dog in a hundred-year-old barn in Ann Arbor, Michigan.