Planeta

Anna Kadabra 1: El Club de la Luna Llena

Opening book of Pedro Mañas's series about apprentice witches

Age
Ages 6 to 9
Price
€10 to €20

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Why it works

Anna moves to a village, discovers she is a witch and joins a secret club with other apprentices. Large print, lots of illustrations and humour: it is made for a child who has just got going with reading alone. The series runs to more than fifteen titles, so if it catches on, presents are sorted for a good while.

Our verdict

A very good first 'long' book for ages six to eight. For nine-year-old readers with more stamina, Amanda Black is better.

They will like it if

  • they are starting to read chapter books
  • they like potions and pets
  • they need plenty of pictures so as not to tire

Bear in mind

  • a ten-year-old reader will finish it in an afternoon
  • they will ask for the next one straight away

What's in the box

  • 128 pages
  • Paperback
  • Authors: Pedro Mañas and David Sierra Listón
  • Publisher: Planeta, in Spanish
  • Can be used alone

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