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Cover of Bedknob and Broomstick

Bedknob and Broomstick

Mary Norton (1970)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupChildren 5-8
Content ratingG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesBed Knobs and Broomsticks #
Setting
CSM age6
Goodreads3.99

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Synopsis

With the powers they acquire from a spinster who is studying to be a witch, three English children have a series of exciting and perilous adventures traveling on a flying bed that takes them to a London police station, a tropical island, and back in time to the seventeenth century.

Is Bedknob and Broomstick appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 6 and up.

Gentle whimsical fantasy about children who fly on a magical bed and travel through time. Perilous adventures are age-appropriate with no graphic content or scary elements.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Kids will love the magical flying bed and exciting time-travel adventures to tropical islands and the past.

Tags

Time Travel FantasyChildren's AdventureHistorical FantasyBritish Fantasy