Abie Longstaff has written nearly 50 books for children including The Fairytale Hairdresser, The Magic Potions Shop and The Trapdoor Mysteries as well as a wide range of educational titles. She regularly appears at literary festivals and in schools and sits on the Management Committee of the Society of Authors. Abie is the eldest of six children and grew up in Australia, Hong Kong and France.
Interest Age:
6
Category:
Literacy
Strand:
Hi Lo Reader
Daisy longs to marry the king, but he wants her to prove herself first. Daisy asks for help from an unlikely friend, but finds herself making promises she can't keep. Gold/Band 9 fiction books offer developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters. Text type - A traditional story. A story map on pages 22 and 23 tracks the key events of the plot.