Saturday 10 April 2021

Mirabelle Breaks the Rules by Harriet Muncaster



Mirabelle's mum is a witch, her dad is a fairy, and she is a bit of both. When Mirabelle goes off to witch school she promises not to cause any mischief . . . But then potions class goes a bit wrong and flying practise is a disaster. Soon enough, Mirabelle finds herself getting up to some seriously mischievous behaviour. Hopefully, with the help of her best friend, Carlotta, she can put everything right before home time.

Mirabelle loves to pull a prank, but when she decides to behave herself in school, things go - well, the same way as normal, to be honest. After hurting her classmates in potions class and getting soaked in flying class, is there any point in trying to obey the rules?

Like Isadora, Mirabelle is half-and-half; she is half witch, half fairy, and attends a witch school. The author draws in details with a light hand, like the preferred diets of each of her parents. Her various mishaps are obvious; kids will enjoy gasping and telling her not to do what she's doing.

There's also a good lesson buried in there; that rules might be annoying and seem unfair, but there's usually a good reason behind them. It could lead into some good discussions for children about rules at school or at home and what the reasons for them might be. There's also some great craft activities at the back of the book!

The illustrations are great, giving a lot in only four colours. I love Violet, Mirabelle's dragon familiar. There's plenty to look at here.

This is a great story and will be very popular.



I received a free copy of this book and chose to write an honest review.

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