Joan Aiken

Joan Aiken, the daughter of the American poet and writer Conrad Aiken and Jessie Macdonald Aiken (also an author), was an immensely popular and prolific author who wrote almost a hundred novels for adults and children. The creator of the stories about Arabel and her pet raven Mortimer, which have been televised on the BBC, she wrote wonderful, quirky novels, full of humour and the unexpected, about alternative realities. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase won the 1965 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award and was made into a film. Joan Aiken died in 2004.

Arabel, Mortimer and the Escaped Black Mamba

A black mamba has escaped from the zoo and Arabel and Mortimer are missing.

Category: Fiction 7+
Publisher: Barn Owl Books
Item is currently out of stock
Paperback    £3.99
Arabel's Raven

The first in the series of hilarious adventures with Arabel and the raven Mortimer.

Category: Fiction 7+
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
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Paperback    £4.99
Mortimer and the Sword Excalibur

Has Mortimer found King Arthur's Round Table and Sword Excalibur?

Category: Fiction 7+
Publisher: Barn Owl Books
 
Paperback    £3.99
Mortimer's Bread Bin

Mortimer is determined to sleep in the bread bin. Mrs Jones is determined he won't!

Category: Fiction 7+
Publisher: Barn Owl Books
 
Paperback    £4.99
The Spiral Stair

Giraffe thieves are about! Arabel and her raven have to act fast!

Category: Fiction 7+
Publisher: Barn Owl Books
 
Paperback    £4.99