Gobbolino The Witch's Cat

9 best books like Gobbolino The Witch's Cat (Ursula Moray Williams): The Worst Witch, Carbonel: The King of the Cats, Minnow on the Say, Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf, The Worst Witch Strikes Again, A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch, The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark, One Dog and His Boy, Cicada

AuthorJill Murphy
ISBN0141319623
This is the perfect book for young reluctant readers.

It’s engaging, fun, fast-paced and actually a really great story. There’s a magic school, great friendship, antiheroes and a series of unfortunate events.

And let’s not forget the lovely illustrations. This is no Harry...
AuthorBarbara Sleigh
ISBN1590171268
Back in print in the U.S. for the first time in over 30 years.

Rosemary's plan to clean houses during her summer break and surprise her mother with the money hits a snag when an old lady at the market talks her into buying a second-rate broom and a cat she can't even afford to keep. But appearances...
AuthorPhilippa Pearce
ISBN0140310223
David can't believe his luck when a worn wooden canoe mysteriously appears on the banks of the River Say behind his house. With summer stretching endlessly before him, it seems too good to be true.Soon there is another boy--Adam, the Minnow's rightful owner. Adam wants his boat back...but something...
AuthorCatherine Storr
ISBN0140364633
This is an excellent book that tells the story of a very clever and witty little girl.

Polly is being tormented by a rather unpleasant wolf who constantly threatens to eat her! Polly, however, is far too clever for the silly wolf and devises a number of delicious ways to prevent him from eating...
The Worst Witch Strikes Again
AuthorJill Murphy
ISBN0140313486
Mildred’s life is about to get even more complicated!

See, she’s the Worst Witch. Nothing falls into place around her. This semester, there’s a new witch in town and she falls into Mildred’s responsibility.

I had more fun reading this book than the last (and first). Enid is...
A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch
AuthorJill Murphy
Mildred is growing, but so is her special, unfortunate ability to get herself into trouble. Sometimes she asks for it, sometimes she doesn’t—just trying to do what seems best—but regardless, her intentions are always right.

In this third book in The Worst Witch series, Mildred tries...
The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark
AuthorJill Tomlinson
Published before I was even born; lying in wait until I had my own children; I have no idea why I chose not to pick this up before now. Tomlinson's 1968 well-loved little book of an owl who would rather be out during the day than the night, is charming. Each chapter has little Plop sent off by his parents (who...
One Dog and His Boy
AuthorEva Ibbotson
ISBN1407124234
All Hal had ever wanted was a dog. "Never!" cries his mother. "Think of the mess, the scratch-marks, the puddles on the floor." But on the morning of Hal's 10th birthday, the unbelievable happens. He's allowed to choose a puppy at Easy Pets, a rent-a-pet agency (a fact his parents keep from him). The moment...
Cicada
AuthorShaun Tan
ISBN1338298399
From the visionary Shaun Tan, an inspirational story for older picture book readers and beyond
Cicada tells the story of a hardworking little cicada who is completely unappreciated for what he does. But in the end, just when you think he's given up, he makes a transformation into something ineffably...
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