The Magician Next Door
Age 7+
Fantasy & Magical Realism Classic Fiction
A magical tale for readers aged 7+ from the author of The Wishkeeper’s Apprentice, with gorgeous black-and-white illustrations throughout.
“A charming story brimming with magic and wonder." Hannah Gold
Late one night a flying house crash-lands in ten-year-old Callie's garden. It is the home of magician Winnifred and all of her magical artefacts. Winnifred asks for Callie's help finding her lost Wanderdust – until she realizes it is Callie's sadness that is causing her malfunctioning magic.
With Winnifred's most precious magical possessions at risk from malicious fairies and dangerous giants, can Callie and her friend Sam find the Wanderdust in time to save the magician?
Creators
Rachel Chivers Khoo was born in Belfast and spent most of her childhood sheltering in her local library from the endless Northern Irish rain. She studied English Literature at Oxford before working in book publishing. The Wishkeeper's Apprentice was her debut novel. You can say hello to Rachel online (Twitter: @Rach_Khoo; Instagram: @RachelChiversKhoo).
Alice McKinley writes and illustrates children’s books in her studio at the bottom of her garden. She has worked with Andersen Press, Little Tiger Press, Nobrow and Wonderbly.
