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Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program.

It is so hard to describe this book! It seems like a very typical kids' book at first, but quickly becomes extremely imaginative and quirky. It is completely different than anything else by Sophie that I have ever read, but it is such a pleasure to read - and so surprising - that you just lose all sense of time while reading.

I don't want to give away any details of the stories, but I will say this: each chapter is a standalone story that involves the same characters, but each chapter is fully understandable and enjoyable on its own. Sort of like watching a sitcom, you don't need to watch the episodes in order or even catch them all to have maximum enjoyment.

The characters are memorable, the situations are absolutely ridiculous (but it's a kids' book, so this is a plus), and kids will love it. The stories are so vibrant, and involve magic spells they all follow the same memorable formula (and always end up causing far more trouble than anticipated), kids will love reading this book.

I could definitely see Sophie shopping this around to Netflix and Amazon to become an animated TV show.

I feel very lucky to have received this copy and would certainly buy others in the series.