Most orphanages are horrible, but Earwig has a surprising amount of power over everyone at St Morwald’s Home for Children, and loves it there. The last thing she wants is to be adopted by the very strange Bella Yaga, demon-attended Mandrake, and talking black cat Thomas. Earwig wants to learn magic, but will need all her ingenuity and help from a familiar to survive. Expressive big eyes, twisty mouths, on stick figures flesh out the characters, action, and ravens and spiders adorn the margins.

Udgivet af Harper Collins Publishers U.K. 

Diana Wynne Jones
Engelsk forfatterinde som har skrevet fantasy lige siden begyndelsen af 70'erne. En af hendes seneste bøger, "The Tough Guide to Fantasyland" er blevet ret godt modtaget. Her kan man lære hvad man skal gøre og hvad man skal undgå, den slags steder. Desuden er hun kendt for sine "rigtige" fantasy romaner bl.a. "Howl's Moving Castle" der er blevet filmatiseret.