Abie Longstaff, Lauren Beard (Illustrator)

The Fairytale Hairdresser and Aladdin

Summary

Meet Kittie, the BEST hairdresser in all of fairyland

Kittie Lacey is off on a very overdue holiday on Aladdin's Magic Carpet Tours. But it's not long before Kittie needs to come to the rescue!

When she finds herself tangled up in a world of flying carpets and mysterious jewels, Kittie needs to put all her skills to the test to rescue Aladdin, free the genie and save the day.

Will she manage it?

Have you read all of Kittie's fairytale adventures?

Fairytale Hairdresser and the Sugar Plum Fairy
Fairytale Hairdresser and Father Christmas
Fairytale Hairdresser and Snow White
Fairytale Hairdresser and Cinderella

Reviews

The adventures of fairytale hairdresser Kittie Lacey continue in the latest instalment of this enchanted series, which reinvents traditional stories for the modern era. Abie Longstaff has created a strong role model for girls - stylish, determined and courageous... Beard's illustrations are vibrant and showcase today's multicultural world.
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About the authors

Abie Longstaff

Abie Longstaff is the eldest of six children and grew up in Australia, Hong Kong and France. She knows all about squabbling, chaos and bossing younger sisters around. So she logically began her career as a barrister. She started writing when her children were born. Her favourite childhood books were Hating Alison Ashley, A Little Princess, Maura's Angel and The Black Stallion and she sneakily reads them again sometimes. Abie lives in Hove with her family.

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Lauren Beard (Illustrator)

Lauren Beard is an illustrator based in Manchester. As a child she loved drawing and reading, and would write and illustrate short stories for her two younger brothers. She has been fascinated by animals, fairy tales and folklore since childhood, when she would visit her Irish Grandma and was told to "watch out for the fairies!" Her work is hand-drawn and coloured both digitally and by hand. Lauren enjoys adding little details to her illustrations appealing to children and adults alike. Lauren lives with her cat, Sushi, who keeps her company when drawing.