Ivy Newt is the colourful character created by Derek Keilty. She is new and perfect for younger readers. Her first adventure is recently published with Scallywag Press.
Ivy Newt is celebrating a birthday but a magic act from her parents goes disastrously wrong and she must solve the mystery and put things right! Aided by her familiar Tom, Ivy heads off and discovers that her parents are not the only rulers to go missing.
With illustrations on nearly every page, this delightful story will take newly confident chapter book readers on an incredible adventure across kingdoms and lands to discover the truth! It may even keep adult readers on their toes!
This is the first in the series and I look forward to joining Ivy on her next adventure.
At the recent FCBG conference, Derek Keilty was part of a panel all about hooking readers in with humour. Much of the panel discussion was so vital to the work we all do with promoting books and reading for pleasure to children of all ages.
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