Rose Iris and the Wicked Wizard - Hopkins, Barbara

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Résumé :
On her third adventure Rose Iris must return with her dear friend Leanora to the magical world, to save a Chinese Princess from a wicked wizard. The Princess's father is dying of a broken heart because his beautiful daughter has been kidnapped, so they must hurry. There are many dangers along the way, and they meet a lot of people and unusual animals. Some are nice and some are not very nice at all. They encounter Petrina the witch once more and they have a new friend called Droodle who can be very naughty indeed. They only allow him to accompany them because he knows the whereabouts of the secret door to the wizards castle. Although Petrina's magic does not cause the two travellers a problem, the wizards magic is much stronger and delays their progress. Something really terrible happens to Leanora and their journey is interrupted whilst they try to return things to the way they were before. Rose Iris is becoming very wise and Leanora tells her that one day in the future, she will be able to cross from the human world to many other magical worlds whenever she wishes, without the help of the old Gypsy, who as we know is also a witch. When their quest is completed and they are returning to the human world they encounter two more of Leanora's friends who are both terribly sad, and Rose Iris wants to help them solve their problems. Finally, when the two travellers arrive back in the human world Leanora gives Rose Iris four unexpected and wonderful gifts. ...

Biographie:
Barbara Hopkins was born in Herefordshire, during the Second World War. After the war, her family moved to Middlesex. Her childhood was short and by the age of ten she was the eldest of six children and much of her time was spent doing housework and taking care of her younger siblings. In her limited spare time she loved drawing and writing, and inventing stories of enchanted worlds, and the characters who inhabited them.She left Longford Girl's School at fourteen and worked on a farm until she was fifteen and old enough to legally work. She was a frequent visitor to her local library and her fascination with fairies and mysterious, magical places continued. Her dream is that children will get great pleasure from her tales of magic and parallel worlds, and enjoy the illustrations of the characters she has created....

Sommaire:
Barbara Hopkins was born in Herefordshire, during the Second World War. After the war, her family moved to Middlesex. Her childhood was short and by the age of ten she was the eldest of six children and much of her time was spent doing housework and taking care of her younger siblings. In her limited spare time she loved drawing and writing, and inventing stories of enchanted worlds, and the characters who inhabited them. She left Longford Girl's School at fourteen and worked on a farm until she was fifteen and old enough to legally work. She was a frequent visitor to her local library and her fascination with fairies and mysterious, magical places continued. Her dream is that children will get great pleasure from her tales of magic and parallel worlds, and enjoy the illustrations of the characters she has created....