Museum of Lost Umbrellas

'Enchanting.' Telegraph 'Exciting.' Daily Mail 'Brimming with magic.' Judith Eagle Discover a magical island where the houses grant you wishes and the alleyways are secret portals . . . A show-stopping new fantasy middle-grade series, The Cloud Witch Chronicles, from award-winning Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick! When Dilly arrives on the island of Ollipest, she is unsure what to expect from her new life . . . She certainly doesn't expect to find magic! Until now, the magic of Ollipest Island has been a well-kept secret. Then the Museum of Lost Umbrellas opens after many years of closure . . . And when the museum attracts some unsavoury anti-magic outsiders, Dilly must unlock her ancestral powers to help keep the island safe. A dazzling, epic adventure where witches fly with umbrellas, magical dogs walk out of the sea and pet parrots suddenly become humans. This will keep readers on their edge of the seats and leave them desperate for the next instalment.

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Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick is a writer and illustrator from Dublin, Ireland, who creates children's books across the age groups. Her award-winning titles include Izzy and Skunk, There, Owl Bat Bat Owl, and Hagwitch. Her debut YA novel, On Midnight Beach, received rave reviews and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Sisters of the Moon, also YA, was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for an Irish Book Award. The Museum of Lost Umbrellas is a middle-grade novel, the first in a series. Marie-Louise lives in County Kildare and runs on coffee and chocolate.