The Wizard and the Witch
Jean Ure
Hardcover
(Walker Books, May 8, 1995)
A third story about Junior Wizard Ben-Muzzy and his twin companions by one of the most popular children's book authors. It's All Spells' Night, the broomstick is waiting and Junior Wizard Ben-Muzzy is ready for action. He's been dared to play a trick on a grungy old witch called Grimwade and he wants the twins Joel and Gemma to go with him. Joel is all for it and Gemma is soon won over, because although Ben-Muzzy's magic is often less than perfect, it's never boring. Soon the three friends are flying away to Proverbial Village, meeting Smellibots, Teeny Meanies, big furry Wallopers and, of course, the grungy old witch herself! Jean Ure is the author of "A Proper Little Nooryeff" and "Plague 99" which won the Lancashire Children's Book of the Year Award. She has also written "The Wizard in Wonderland", "The Unknown Planet" and "Captain Cranko and the Crybaby".