Kiki's Delivery Service - Eiko Kadono - Puffin Clothbound

Kiki's Delivery Service - Eiko Kadono - Puffin Clothbound / 208-page hardback published in 2025 in the Puffin Clothbound Classics series / ISBN 9780241725146

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Puffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable hardback editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world - including this charming edition of Kiki's Delivery Service, which celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2025.

'Everyone has some type of magic inside them. . .'

On her thirteenth birthday Kiki must decide whether she's going to leave home with her cat Jiji in tow and move to a town without another witch. She knows she has to use her magic to make a living, but Kiki's no good at potions or spells...

Can Kiki learn to control her magic and make her own way in the world?

Eiko Kadono was born in Tokyo in 1935 and after living in Brazil returned to the ancient Japanese city of Kamakura. Eiko is one of Japan's most prolific and well-known children's authors. She has written and translated over two hundred books and won many awards including the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing in 2018. Her most famous work is Kiki's Delivery Service which was published in 1985 and made into a hugely popular anime film.