Maggie Sparks and the Monster Baby

This was a sweet book with some surprises and fun along the way. Little Maggie Sparks is a witch. She usually fizzes with magic but is in a worried state of mind at the start of the book. Reason? Her Mum and Dad are away to the hospital to fetch her a new baby brother. Her Grandpa Sparks and her pet......more

Thank you, Sweet Cherry Publishing, for the advance review copy. I love the illustrations. It's the highlight of the book for me. I also love how interactive the writing and the characters are. With a dash of magic! The story starts with the welcoming of a newborn in the family. However, the first ch......more

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers. Maggie Sparks and the Monster Baby is the first book in a middle grade series for children filled with fun, magic, and adorable illustrations throughout. Maggie is at home waiting......more

A perfectly reasonable series opener for primary school age ranges. There's not a heck of a lot of magic in the plot, but the book doesn't waste time discussing how Maggie got her magic and who else in the family has it – it just jumps right in with her brand new baby brother being delivered to the......more

Thank you so much to Jolly Fish Press and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review. Maggie Sparks series is so much fun to read, I’ve read a couple of them before and they were just adorable. She never really knows what her magic is going to do or be like and it tends to backfire a little, but she......more