Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
327 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
Audience |
Age 10+ |
Summary |
Follows the adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Armitage and their children, Harriet, Mark, and little Milo, as they try to find innovative ways to cope with a variety of extraordinary events including stray unicorns in the garden, lessons in magic that go awry, and eviction from their house to make way for a young magicians' seminary. |
Awards |
A Junior Library Guild selection |
Contents |
Yes, but today is Tuesday -- Broomsticks and sardines -- The frozen cuckoo -- Sweet singeing in the choir -- The ghostly governess -- Harriet's birthday present -- Dragon Monday -- Armitage, Armitage, fly away home -- Rocket full of pie -- Doll's house to let, mod. con. -- Tea at Ravensburgh -- The land of trees and heroes -- Harriet's hairloom -- The stolen quince tree -- The apple of trouble -- The serial garden -- Mrs. Nutti's fireplace -- The looking-glass tree -- Miss Hooting's legacy -- Kitty Snickersnee -- Goblin music -- The chinese dragon -- don't go fishing on Witches' Day -- Milo's new word. |
Subject |
Magic -- Juvenile fiction.
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Families -- Juvenile fiction.
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Genre or Form |
Fiction.
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Juvenile works.
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Added Author |
Nix, Garth, author of introduction.
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Aiken, Lizza, author of introduction.
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Watson, Andi, illustrator.
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Added Title |
Complete Armitage family stories |
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Armitage family stories |
ISBN |
9781931520577 (alk. paper) |
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1931520577 (alk. paper) |
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