Published in 1971, The Little Broomstick was memorable both for its feisty heroine and beautiful storytelling. While sweeping up leaves with a small broom, Mary accidentally smears the broom in the juice of a fly-by-night flow...
Back in the 1970s, long before Harry Potter came along, it was the likes of Dianna Wynne Jones’ Chrestomanci series and Susan Cooper’s The Dark Is Rising that enthralled children with stories of magic and wizarding schools. Mar...