Vir twee dekades reeds swaai Lillie die heksie haar towerstaffie oor kinderboekrakke dwarsoor die wereld. Met totale wereldwye verkope van meer as 20 miljoen eksemplare en vertalings in 40 tale is geen towerformule nodig om te voorspel dat sy ook Afrikaanse harte gaan verower nie! Die selfleesboekies is gemik om agtjariges en ouer. Lillie is uit haar vel uit van blydskap toe sy ’n mikroskoop vir haar verjaarsdag kry. Sy wil dit al so lank he! Wanneer sy ’n sneeuvlokkie onder die lens plaas, is sy stomgeslaan oor die prag en wil noodgedwonge ’n land van sneeu en ys besoek. Met die heksesprong beland sy in Wonderland. Maar iets is daar nie pluis nie. Die koning het vermis geraak en Somer- en Lenteland word stadig maar seker al hoe kouer. Winter neem oor. En gerugte van ’n wrede vors doen die rondte. Lillie en Hektor, haar draakvriendjie, gaan ondersoek instel.

It’s a race against time for the Shadow Chasers.

Led by the General, an army of monsters is intent on destroying this world. The Shadow Chasers have discovered that if they defeat the General on the Night of the Red Moon, her army will sleep forever. As the minutes tick by, and the moon turns blood red, the Shadow Chasers are joined by the ancient god/Kaggen.

But the General is the fiercest and most dangerous warrior of all… are their combined forces going to be enough?

Meet LONG JOHN McRON, SHIP'S COOK . . . and the most unusual babysitter you've ever seen.

Long John has a whole crew of wild pirates in tow, and – for two intrepid children – he's about to transform a perfectly ordinary evening into a riotous adventure beneath a pirate moon. It's time to make some PIRATE STEW.

Pirate Stew! Pirate Stew!
Pirate Stew for me and you!
Pirate Stew, Pirate Stew
Eat it and you won't be blue
You can be a pirate too!

Marvellously silly and gloriously entertaining, this tale of pirates, flying ships, donut feasts and some rather magical stew is perfect for all pirates, both young and old. With a deliciously rhyming text from master storyteller Neil Gaiman, and spellbinding illustrations by the supremely talented Chris Riddell, three-times-winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal, this is the picture book of the year! Joyful, quirky and action-packed, it makes a spectacular and magical gift.