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Informationen zum Autor RUTH CHEW was born in Minneapolis and studied at the Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington, D.C. Working as a fashion artist, she started writing stories about witches for the youngest of her five children. The first of these, The Wednesday Witch, was a big hit, and her new career was born. Ruth Chew went on to write 29 tales of magic and fantasy that have enchanted generations of readers. Klappentext "Ruth Chew's classic books perfectly capture the joy of everyday magic."-Mary Pope Osborne, bestselling author of the Magic Tree House series Ruth Chew's chapter books are full of simple, matter-of-fact magic that's sure to enchant budding fantasy readers. Nora Cooper and her brother Tad don't know what to make of their new neighbor Maggie Brown. She loves animals and has lots of them-a cat, a parakeet, a dog, and a large black lizard. The other cats and birds in the neighborhood seem to like Maggie as well. And Maggie makes the most delicious fudge. In fact, her fudge is so good, after one piece it almost seems as if Tad and Nora's father are becoming animal lovers . . . and after several pieces, Nora can even have a conversation with the family dog, Skipper. But what happens when you eat one piece too many? Zusammenfassung "Ruth Chew's classic books perfectly capture the joy of everyday magic."—Mary Pope Osborne! bestselling author of the Magic Tree House series Ruth Chew's chapter books are full of simple! matter-of-fact magic that's sure to enchant budding fantasy readers. Nora Cooper and her brother Tad don't know what to make of their new neighbor Maggie Brown. She loves animals and has lots of them—a cat! a parakeet! a dog! and a large black lizard. The other cats and birds in the neighborhood seem to like Maggie as well. And Maggie makes the most delicious fudge. In fact! her fudge is so good! after one piece it almost seems as if Tad and Nora's father are becoming animal lovers . . . and after several pieces! Nora can even have a conversation with the family dog! Skipper. But what happens when you eat one piece too many? ...
