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Pip Bartlett's Guide to Sea Monsters
Pip Bartlett's Guide to Sea Monsters
Jackson Pearce | 2019 | Children, Mystery, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This is the third entry in the Pip Bartlett series. My eight-year-old daughters loved the entire series and spunky Pip! This book was just as loved as the previous two. Despite all those pesky sea monsters, it made us all want to be at the beach with Pip and Tomas--and maybe even Callie and the triplets! The girls absolutely loved all the amazing magical creatures Maggie and Jackson come up with, especially the spinnerseals!

This series is so wonderful for kids with imaginations and who love animals. It always inspires my girls to come up with their own magical creatures. I love how Pip works to solve her own problems, keeps a positive attitude and open mind, and is always a friend to everyone. These are excellent books!
  
Spirited Away (2001)
Spirited Away (2001)
2001 | Animation, Fantasy
10
8.4 (62 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Every little thing, it shows some of the weird and strange ( to western me) Japanese spirits which fascinate me...the artwork...exceptional...the story again i cant fault it . (0 more)
A truly magical film
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This is the very best of anime. it stands head and shoulders above the rest in my opinion. if you are curious i beg you watch it.
  
Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
2018 | Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
I personally loved this movie. For me it had the perfect balance of magic, fun and danger as well as magical beasts. Whilst it doesn't strictly fit with the HP movies and books, it was a very enjoyable watch with seamless cgi. It also does an admirable job of explaining the complex storyline without giving everything away and leaving several unanswered questions.
  
Strange the Dreamer
Strange the Dreamer
Laini Taylor | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry, Young Adult (YA)
9
9.0 (19 Ratings)
Book Rating
Whimsical (2 more)
Magical
Heart wrenching
A whole chapter of kissing (0 more)
Dreamer
You know when a book just leaves you stunned and you can no longer think about anything other than that book, that's the feeling I got when I finished this.
Characters are amazing, plot is so unique, if you love stories about God's, mysteries and, well, stories, this is an amazing book.
  
From The Arabian Nights the story of Gulnare of the Sea is full of magical twists and turns, by land and by sea.

While this book may be designed for ages 7-11 it is a great story for most older ages too. I loved revisiting a story I'd read in my own childhood, and will look out for others in the series.