Lucy Newton, Little Witch

SHORTLISTED FOR 2019 SPEECH PATHOLOGY AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS.Lucy's mum is always busy, going to this meeting and that, leaving Lucy alone in their old house with one strict rule: NO MAGIC.Lucy doesn't mean to conjure the giant green slug. She only wanted a friendly kitten to keep her company.Now, with the help of a talking spellbook and a grumpy cat called Thomas, she must race to get rid of the slug before it eats the prized cabbage garden of the witch next door - and before her mum gets home.A lively, entertaining story for young readers.Lucy Newton, Little Witch, is also available in paperback and audiobook formats. Written and illustrated by Phoebe McArthurFirst published in print by Christmas Press in 2018Ebook edition published 2022 by Christmas Press in association with ES-PressEbook design and format by Camilla CrippsAbout the author-illustratorPhoebe McArthur lives in a run-down, yet cosy cottage in the middle of nowhere.She's not at all lonely thanks to her four cats, three chooks, two guinea pigs and her extensive library.If she's not tipping cats off her lap as she writes stories, she's cooking all sorts of yummy food, such as scones with extra cream and homemade blackberry jam, or doing art at the table near the window, which has the best view of her garden.Lucy Newton, Little Witch was her first book, first published in 2018. She has since followed up with a sequel, Lucy Newton, Cat Trouble, published in 2021. She is also the author of a middle-grade novel, Charlie Chaplin: The Usual Suspect, published by Eagle Books, an imprint of Christmas Press, in 2021.