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Granny Magic
Grannies, knitting and magical sheep combine in this heart-warming adventure from Elka Evalds!
Peter's beloved granny made cakes and knitted itchy jumpers - that's what he thought. But when she passes away and dodgy Jasper Fitchet moves in to their village, dark magic begins to unravel in Knitford. Can Peter and his gran's old craft group tie Fitchet in knots? With the help of her old motorbike and a flock of magical sheep, they might just do it ... so long as they don't drop a stitch.
Peter's beloved granny made cakes and knitted itchy jumpers - that's what he thought. But when she passes away and dodgy Jasper Fitchet moves in to their village, dark magic begins to unravel in Knitford. Can Peter and his gran's old craft group tie Fitchet in knots? With the help of her old motorbike and a flock of magical sheep, they might just do it ... so long as they don't drop a stitch.
- GenresMiddle GradeMagicFantasy
224 pages, Paperback
First published November 7, 2019
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June 24, 2021
Warm and cute story about friendship, courage and how good always wins against evil.
""Overfill my bath and stand by with a mop"" kind of cute story 🙂🙂🙂.
""Overfill my bath and stand by with a mop"" kind of cute story 🙂🙂🙂.
March 22, 2022
It was an adorable story with knitting and magic within. It's such a unique theme. I really loved to read this book since the first pages and i really enjoyed to come along into Will's adventure. There's a bunch of magic behind a jumper Will's granny had ever made and it made someone named Jasper Fitchet to plan sometning bad up for the entirely Knittington Villagers.
I loved all of the characters either. Especiall for the gang of grannies. They really took my attention over. I couldn't imagine in my real life that there were a gang of grannies as powerful and energic as in this story, who could ride an old motorbike in high speed and got crashed without got seriously injured that they made me not to judge the book by its cover, ha ha 😂💪. They were so iconic and reinforced the story idea.
The story was simple yet it had some essential moral values. This adventure comprehended me more about friendship, bravery, power, heartwarming amongs the characters and awareness to come back doing good things after made a mistake.
For me, It was a sweet light story that i could executed it just in one moment-sitting.
I loved all of the characters either. Especiall for the gang of grannies. They really took my attention over. I couldn't imagine in my real life that there were a gang of grannies as powerful and energic as in this story, who could ride an old motorbike in high speed and got crashed without got seriously injured that they made me not to judge the book by its cover, ha ha 😂💪. They were so iconic and reinforced the story idea.
The story was simple yet it had some essential moral values. This adventure comprehended me more about friendship, bravery, power, heartwarming amongs the characters and awareness to come back doing good things after made a mistake.
For me, It was a sweet light story that i could executed it just in one moment-sitting.
January 6, 2020
Grannies, knitting, magic, oh my~
I just felt in love with that gorgeous cover, and then when I read about knitting + magic, I was sold even further. I just had to have this book. And I can honestly tell you that the cover is even prettier in real life as it has golden threads (which are important in the story) throughout.
In this book our MC's grandma just passed away. She was a giant knitting person and she had knitted stuff EVERYWHERE, and not just her but our MC and his family also have plenty of them. But little did they know... that granny used magic and she gave a lot of her knitting something special. For instance those cute fluffy socks? Can make you jump~ That sweater you are wearing? It was just amazing that knitting could have such power. As the story goes on we learn more about this magic and also what kind of wool you would need to add some magic. Yes, you need special golden wool for it.
And then we meet a group of grannies who also knit, and who form some kind of coven of knitting witches. I just LOVED this group of grannies and I loved how kick-ass they were. But I also felt sorry for them as their leader, our MC's granny, passed away. They have lost a great friend, a wonderful person. Though I also could fell the sting as we learn that grandma was apparently not very free giving with information. I was a bit angry at that. I could imagine you don't want to tell those secrets willynilly, but when you have reached a certain age one would think that one would at least leave some information.
There is also a baddie and while I wasn't a fan of him that much, I loved how the author wrote him. His plans were crazy, but also kind of awesome. Yes, credit were credit is due. Plus, I liked the idea that he did the knitting by way of machines while the grannies did it by hand. Ok, maybe it felt a bit like machine = bad, hand = good. ;)
He also wasn't ever giving up, and he kept going. Seeing the chaos that his projects were causing was pretty interesting to see, but also a bit sad for those people.
The story gets more and more magical with each page, and also more exciting. I loved seeing where the story was going and of course I was very excited about the ending. Would our grannies, our MC, and his new friend be able to save the day?
Big happiness points go to the sister. I am normally NOT a fan of tiny sisters and brothers. In general they are written with plenty of annoyance points and often they drive me crazy and I wish they weren't around. BUT in this one we actually have a little sister who was just the sweetest. Yes, she needs to learn that her brother wants to do some stuff on his own, but other than that she made the story more fun.
I just love the various knitting projects that the grannies did. I wish I could knit like that but I would really need someone to teach me all the harder stuff, and I don't have that. So I guess I will stick to knitting scarves, hats, pillow cases, and the likes.
I loved that while the book is pure magic and there is tons about knitting, it is also about family. About the loss of a loved one. How hard it is that in this moment when she is needed she is not around. About how to continue on with life.
The ending was fabulous and I was so happy with how it ended. We learn quite some more about our MC's family, about the villain, and I love that we also saw other witches... even the big boss. I won't spoil anything, but WOW I didn't expect the boss to be HER.
The illustrations were just magical and delightful, I love love love their style.
All in all, I could probably talk about this book for much more, but I will keep it at what I have here. I would HIGHLY recommend this beautiful book to all.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I just felt in love with that gorgeous cover, and then when I read about knitting + magic, I was sold even further. I just had to have this book. And I can honestly tell you that the cover is even prettier in real life as it has golden threads (which are important in the story) throughout.
In this book our MC's grandma just passed away. She was a giant knitting person and she had knitted stuff EVERYWHERE, and not just her but our MC and his family also have plenty of them. But little did they know... that granny used magic and she gave a lot of her knitting something special. For instance those cute fluffy socks? Can make you jump~ That sweater you are wearing? It was just amazing that knitting could have such power. As the story goes on we learn more about this magic and also what kind of wool you would need to add some magic. Yes, you need special golden wool for it.
And then we meet a group of grannies who also knit, and who form some kind of coven of knitting witches. I just LOVED this group of grannies and I loved how kick-ass they were. But I also felt sorry for them as their leader, our MC's granny, passed away. They have lost a great friend, a wonderful person. Though I also could fell the sting as we learn that grandma was apparently not very free giving with information. I was a bit angry at that. I could imagine you don't want to tell those secrets willynilly, but when you have reached a certain age one would think that one would at least leave some information.
There is also a baddie and while I wasn't a fan of him that much, I loved how the author wrote him. His plans were crazy, but also kind of awesome. Yes, credit were credit is due. Plus, I liked the idea that he did the knitting by way of machines while the grannies did it by hand. Ok, maybe it felt a bit like machine = bad, hand = good. ;)
He also wasn't ever giving up, and he kept going. Seeing the chaos that his projects were causing was pretty interesting to see, but also a bit sad for those people.
The story gets more and more magical with each page, and also more exciting. I loved seeing where the story was going and of course I was very excited about the ending. Would our grannies, our MC, and his new friend be able to save the day?
Big happiness points go to the sister. I am normally NOT a fan of tiny sisters and brothers. In general they are written with plenty of annoyance points and often they drive me crazy and I wish they weren't around. BUT in this one we actually have a little sister who was just the sweetest. Yes, she needs to learn that her brother wants to do some stuff on his own, but other than that she made the story more fun.
I just love the various knitting projects that the grannies did. I wish I could knit like that but I would really need someone to teach me all the harder stuff, and I don't have that. So I guess I will stick to knitting scarves, hats, pillow cases, and the likes.
I loved that while the book is pure magic and there is tons about knitting, it is also about family. About the loss of a loved one. How hard it is that in this moment when she is needed she is not around. About how to continue on with life.
The ending was fabulous and I was so happy with how it ended. We learn quite some more about our MC's family, about the villain, and I love that we also saw other witches... even the big boss. I won't spoil anything, but WOW I didn't expect the boss to be HER.
The illustrations were just magical and delightful, I love love love their style.
All in all, I could probably talk about this book for much more, but I will keep it at what I have here. I would HIGHLY recommend this beautiful book to all.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
October 23, 2019
I fell in love with this story from the first chapter - an opening on grief, described with such warmth and loving was a perfect invitation to this tale of woolly jumpers and golden sheep. But don't let this cosy descrition fool you - with a wolfish villain and a coven of grannies there is peril in the purl.
Born on the Isle of Man I was also delighted to be transported to the home of Cronx the cat!
Thank you to the publisher for gifting a pre-publication copy
Born on the Isle of Man I was also delighted to be transported to the home of Cronx the cat!
Thank you to the publisher for gifting a pre-publication copy
September 24, 2023
Книжная магия.
Это милая и теплая книжка. Наверное, самое замечательное в ней то, что тут добро не побивает ногами, уничтожая зло, а делает его своим другом, то есть зло пропадает, а появляется еще одно добро, и знаете, это лучшее, что только можно придумать для сказки, для детей, да для жизни в целом)
Вся книжка - это тепло, которое перетекает из одного человека в другого. Тут нет истеричек, нет мам и пап, которые договориться друг с другом не могут и дополнительно на детях отрываются. Нет соседей, которые улыбаются тебе в лицо, а сами потом на вас наговаривают. Тут действительно, если зовут к себе, то от души, а не из вежливости. И весь маленький городок именно такой. Он не враждебный, поэтому герой переживает за людей не близких к нему. Не только за маму с папой, не только за родителей друга, но и человека, которого он часто видит. Про такое очень приятно читать.
В книжке для некоторых читателей будет только одно существенное "но". Действие происходит летом, в июле, потом плавно перетекает в август, а люди уже в июле носят вязаные вещи... Я читая думала, что это сентябрь, пока до конкретных упоминаний месяцев не дошла и честно скажу, меня это поражало, очень сложно было представить детей летом в вязаной одежде, даже пусть и не из шерсти. Так-то понятно, что действие происходит не в самой южной стране, а сильно даже на северных островах Великобритании, но июль... сидишь и думаешь, а что там тогда зимой-то?))))
Но вернемся к книге, у нас чудесный летний городок - Вязантон, с очаровательными названиями улочек, правда нам лишь пару штук скажут, но мы-то с вами сразу поймем, как там все может называться) В этом городе давно разыгралась трагедия для одного юноши и спустя годы он вернется с совсем не добрыми намерениями, а в желании захватить волшебство золотой пряжи и подчинить себе людей. И у него почти получилось, не смотря на сопротивление главного героя, его сестренки и бабушек из вязального клуба (очаровательные дамы, доложу я вам). Спасла всех доброта, доброта бабушки главного героя, которая, увы, умерла (с ее-то смерти у нас книга и начинается), но доброта ее никуда не делась, она осталась в вещах, которые она вязала, а самое главное в волшебном джемпере. И в течение книги и до нашего главного героя, чем больше он узнавал про вязание, про петли, о важности даже самых малых деталей, и, конечно, от того, что он сам носил джемпер, помогающий ему видеть, понимать и сопротивляться темному волшебству, доходит доброта, и он помогает тому, кому больше всего нужна помощь, можно сказать даже жертвуя собой) Но это детская книжка, так что все будет в порядке.
И всеобъемлющая доброта Супербабушки (это я все продолжаю про "спасла всех доброта"). Ох! Поверьте, это будет самая замечательная встреча в книге. В книге много всего прекрасного, и рассказы про остров Мэн и его коз с четырьмя рогами (кстати, шикарные звери, которых чуть не потеряли, но люди собрались и породу сохранили), про бабушек на мотоцикле выделывающих шикарные трюки, про волшебство в вязаных вещах, как вот шапка в форме далека или шапка для мысленного процесса (связанная главным героем для папы), объединение людей, чтобы совершить волшебство, почти томсойерская история с детьми, но все же направленная не на свое обогащение, а на всеобщее спасение, что уж говорить о связанном шарфе, таком длинном, что он должен был обернуть огромную фабрику по производству "бракованных" (с плохим волшебством) вязаных изделий. Но встреча с Супербабушкой перекрывает все! Она как завершающая нотка в истории, как золотая шерсть создающая волшебство в простых вязаных вещах. Читаешь о Супербабушке и ее корги и улыбаешься.
И хочется у Элки Эвалдс прочитать еще книг, а вы представляете, у нее больше книг нет, это единственная история и ты не понимаешь, да как так можно было? Ведь у такого рассказчика обязательно должна родиться еще одна история, такая же теплая и человеческая, просто обязана!)
Мне книга очень понравилась, добротой, светом, хорошими героями и замечательными приключениями, не враждебностью, а главное, что зло у нас превращается в друга, ему протягивают руку и он за нее берется. Такого хочется правда больше, потому что такие книжки, они как волшебные вещи из этой истории – согревают, радуют и помогают.
зы. И иллюстрации у книги очень хороши! Они забавные и живые.
July 31, 2022
Granny Magic
by Elka Evalds
3/5 stars
Listen on Storytel
Another book that I listen through Storytel. Not gonna lie, I couldn't catch some parts cause I listen to it when I did my chores or work. But, overall, I understand the main story of it.
What attracted me the most about this book is the cover. I just love how they made a beautiful cover for this book. Then, the blurb is interesting enough to read.
Granny passed away. When she still alive, granny loved to knit. Therefore, Will can find so many of her creations around the house, start from jumper, cap, sleeves, or scarf. Even the animal knitted toy that usually played by Sophie. What will didn't know, those knitted thing by his grandma is full of magic.
Some day, a claimed closed of friend from Granny, Mr. Fitchet visited Will's family house. He looked friendly, but Will found him suspicious. Then, after he left, Sophie said she lost her dog-knitted-doll. After that, Will knows that there is something fishy about Mr. Fitchet.
Long story short, Will knows about Mr. Fitchet's intention. He want to steal grandma's magic thread. With the help of the other grannies, Will got to manage to defeat Mr. Fitchet.
For a children book, this books has a good story. It is easy to digest and understandable. The conflict itself reminds me of The Bliss Bakery story. I think, the story about a magic knitted thread is new. I have a feeling this book could get a sequel later, but we'll see.
Ahh, what I like the most would be the fact that Sophie is also being the part of the main solution. Even, she has a big role for the story. Glad she is not only the supporting role.
So far, I enjoyed this children book. Will definitely try to listen the other book.
by Elka Evalds
3/5 stars
Listen on Storytel
Another book that I listen through Storytel. Not gonna lie, I couldn't catch some parts cause I listen to it when I did my chores or work. But, overall, I understand the main story of it.
What attracted me the most about this book is the cover. I just love how they made a beautiful cover for this book. Then, the blurb is interesting enough to read.
Granny passed away. When she still alive, granny loved to knit. Therefore, Will can find so many of her creations around the house, start from jumper, cap, sleeves, or scarf. Even the animal knitted toy that usually played by Sophie. What will didn't know, those knitted thing by his grandma is full of magic.
Some day, a claimed closed of friend from Granny, Mr. Fitchet visited Will's family house. He looked friendly, but Will found him suspicious. Then, after he left, Sophie said she lost her dog-knitted-doll. After that, Will knows that there is something fishy about Mr. Fitchet.
Long story short, Will knows about Mr. Fitchet's intention. He want to steal grandma's magic thread. With the help of the other grannies, Will got to manage to defeat Mr. Fitchet.
For a children book, this books has a good story. It is easy to digest and understandable. The conflict itself reminds me of The Bliss Bakery story. I think, the story about a magic knitted thread is new. I have a feeling this book could get a sequel later, but we'll see.
Ahh, what I like the most would be the fact that Sophie is also being the part of the main solution. Even, she has a big role for the story. Glad she is not only the supporting role.
So far, I enjoyed this children book. Will definitely try to listen the other book.
February 18, 2020
Such a fun book! Obviously kids will love it too, but I found it a nice in-between read between some heavier books. Even as an adult reader, I didn't find it terribly predictable, and it has a good message. Oh, and as others have mentioned the cover looks great.
July 26, 2020
I'd give this 5 ⭐ if just for the abundance of knitting spread throughout the story
It's basically just a story of knitting + magic. Unfortunately, I got a bit impatient, and quite bored, towards the end of the book.
I still love this, tho.
It's basically just a story of knitting + magic. Unfortunately, I got a bit impatient, and quite bored, towards the end of the book.
I still love this, tho.
November 5, 2022
I so enjoyed this book. I love the themes. Power to the gran, a small town coming together, and the magic of knitting ... also the humour is hysterical. A feel-good and creative story. Recommending to any kids anywhere (and those young at heart like myself).
May 10, 2020
Magically cute and funny!
June 14, 2020
Good solid fantasy with the fun element of magic wool and granny knitters with the ability to 'knit' magic into their garments.
July 23, 2020
Adorable! Lo ame muchísimo!
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December 6, 2020You should let everyone read half of the stories then ask them if they want to buy the book.
October 5, 2021
A brilliant book. Hooked from the turn of the first page, only one criticism.... more bikes please 😋
February 8, 2022
A wonderfully knitted adventure for 8+ readers, or a great bedtime story for a younger audience. IT has the right mix of action, adventure and mystery to keep readers glued.
March 13, 2022
Cute book. I very much enjoyed reading it.
January 27, 2023
This is a fun middle grade with knitting magic.
January 20, 2024
Charming little story about knitting magic, nicely written, well plotted out, quietly paying homage to seniors. Lovely read.
September 11, 2024
Really liked it. Probably not my age book but it was a warm and snuggly book.
July 19, 2020
Buku buat bocah sebenernya, jadi cerita n konfliknya ya simpel2 unyu gitu. Tapi ya klo perajut nemu buku yang isinya pola magic, rajutan yang bisa memberi kebahagiaan pada pemakainya, club nenek2 geng rajut yang punya toko rajutan, pabrik rajutan plus domba2 emas ajaib tetep aja bikin happy haha..
November 28, 2020
Granny Magic- #fantasticbookawards nominee. Initially annoyed for it's smug, middle class twee-ness but actually turned out to be witty and rollicking fun.
January 8, 2020
I love it. Magic, knitting, the most lovable sibling pair ever, a motorcycling granny troop and a village hypnotised by commercial knitwear. I laughed. I teared up. I felt everything. Couldn't keep up with all the granny sayings but I whizzed through this! I can see this being read in lots of classrooms.
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