Magic Betsey
Published on 7. August 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-0-241-70479-0 (ISBN)
Description
From the award-winning author of Noughts & Crosses, comes an adventure for 5-7 year olds. Perfect to read together or as first independent chapter books.
Discover FOUR stories in one book. Have no fear, Betsey Biggalow is here! In this collection of stories, Betsey has lots of big ideas for her big adventures! Join her as:
She puts on a magic show that doesn't quite go to plan
Betsey learns the importance of believing in yourself
She learns that practise makes perfect
Betsey realises that some magic is real...
This collection of mini adventures by the beloved Malorie Blackman is perfect to share, or for newly independent readers to read alone.
"Perfect for young readers who are beginning to gain confidence in reading independently" - Book Trust
Also available in the Betsey Biggalow series:
Betsey Biggalow Is Here!
Betsey Biggalow The Detective
Betsey's Birthday Surprise
Hurricane Betsey
Discover FOUR stories in one book. Have no fear, Betsey Biggalow is here! In this collection of stories, Betsey has lots of big ideas for her big adventures! Join her as:
She puts on a magic show that doesn't quite go to plan
Betsey learns the importance of believing in yourself
She learns that practise makes perfect
Betsey realises that some magic is real...
This collection of mini adventures by the beloved Malorie Blackman is perfect to share, or for newly independent readers to read alone.
"Perfect for young readers who are beginning to gain confidence in reading independently" - Book Trust
Also available in the Betsey Biggalow series:
Betsey Biggalow Is Here!
Betsey Biggalow The Detective
Betsey's Birthday Surprise
Hurricane Betsey
Reviews / Votes
Somewhere between Pippi Longstocking and Tracy Beaker, Betsey Biggalow, who stars in these short, pacey stories, is an imaginative and enquiring girl who is sometimes mischievous but always endearing * Guardian *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 5 to 10 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
74 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-70479-0 (9780241704790)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
07/2014
1st Edition
RHCP UK Digital
€7.99
Available for download
Persons
Malorie Blackman has written over seventy books for children and young adults, including the Noughts & Crosses series, Thief and a science-fiction thriller, Chasing the Stars. Many of her books have also been adapted for stage and television, including a BAFTA-award-winning BBC production of Pig-Heart Boy and a Pilot Theatre stage adaptation by Sabrina Mahfouz of Noughts & Crosses. There is also a major BBC production of Noughts & Crosses, with Roc Nation (Jay-Z's entertainment company) curating the soundtrack as executive music producer. In 2005 Malorie was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her distinguished contribution to the world of children's books. In 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children's literature, and between 2013 and 2015 she was the Children's Laureate. Most recently Malorie wrote for the Doctor Who series on BBC One, and the fifth novel in her Noughts & Crosses series, Crossfire, was published by Penguin Random House Children's in summer 2019.