Darcy Dolphin Is a Little Bit Magic!

by Sam Watkins, Vicky Barker (Illustrations)

Clarice Bean meets Finding Dory in this laugh-out-loud diary set under the sea!  Join Darcy Dolphin and friends for some underwater adventures! In the second book of the series, Darcy makes a new friend. But there's something fishy about Coral Crab . . . Meanwhile on the reef, a pebble-collecting craze hits the school and Darcy needs a little bit of magic to help her win the talent show.  The second in a brilliantly funny new illustrated fiction series for boys and girls aged age 6 years and above. Perfect for fans of The Unbelievable Top Secret Diary of Pig, Barry Loser, Wigglesbottom Primary by Pamela Butchart and the Daisy books.

160 pages, Paperback

Published June 1, 2017

About the author

Sam voraciously consumed books from a young age due to a food shortage in the small village in West Sussex where she grew up. This diet, although not recommended by doctors, has given her a lifelong passion for books. Sam was a bookseller, editor and educational publisher before she started to write children’s books. She also taught art and design for a while, and as a keen artist she has been known to dabble in a bit of illustration, too.

After a lot of moving around the country, Sam now lives in sunny Worthing on the south coast of England, where she grew up. She has a young son called Owen and an old yellow camper van called Daphne, and in summer they love pootling off on road trips to the New Forest and further afield. She goes rock climbing and plays guitar although not usually at the same time – and can often be found dangling off a cliff in or sitting at a campfire with her guitar singing silly songs about cockatoos!

Reviews

[Emily Douce · Rating 4 out of 5]

My daughter enjoyed this sweet book about a dolphin who had their crab penpal to stay. It was fun and had some good messages. It was written in diary format which I liked, there were some good jokes too. I didn’t like the word of the day though. Some were good as they were real words and meanings but some weren’t’ so could be confusing for children. All in all a good read, we will look for others in series.