Derek Keilty lives in Belfast. Author of more than 10 books for children and shortlisted for the Children's Books Ireland Book of the Year, Derek takes storytelling and creative writing workshops to local schools.

It's Ivy's birthday, and her parents, the King and Queen of the Sand Witches, have prepared her a show-stopping present--a magic act where they disappear!

But hold on, they really have disappeared! Foul work is at play, and to rescue Ivy's parents, she and her shape-shifting friend Tom must travel all over Miracula on broomsticks and flying carpets, making friends along the way and pulling together to defeat Clawdelia Thorn, evil Queen of Grotland. Cute and quirky black-and-white illustrations set the scene to enliven every page with extra adventure and humor.