The Hatmakers
Paperback Published on: 06/01/2022
Price: £8.99
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What a splendid adventure! Great concept!
Thank you to the publishers for an advance copy of this debut by actor Tamzin Merchant. I thoroughly enjoyed this great adventure that can be read on sever... READ MORE
Is Maker Magic Being Used To Start A War? A Fun Adventure To Start The New Year
What a fun read
Cordelia wants to be a Hatmaker so much but things have gone wrong recently
The King is ill, the French King is sending mean letters and Co... READ MORE
A Wonderfully Imaginative Magical Adventure
Oh how I loved this book. It was such brilliant fun to read.
Cordelia is the only daughter of Prospero, the head of a magical hat making family. She is o... READ MORE
The perfect childhood hero
Cordelia is the hero that every child wants to be. She is clever, creative, and courageous.
Merchant has crafted a story, that even as an adult reader, I ... READ MORE
An excellent adventure
A future classic from Tamzin Merchant. Cordelia comes from a family of Hatmakers and when her father is lost at sea it is up to Cordelia to solve the myste... READ MORE
Fantastic!
I ADORED this! So magical, creative, fun and action packed! An incredible debut and a fantastic start to a wonderful new series! Cannot wait to see what ha... READ MORE
Truly Adventurous !!1
This was truly a lovely written adventure story. This whimsical tale is about Cordelia, a magical hatmaker, who is passionate about her decent and goes of... READ MORE
Noli Nocere / First Do no Harm
This is charming – a book that is rightly published by Puffin. A book that might have been published by them when I was a child.
Millinery and magic. Hat ... READ MORE
Favourite book of the year!
Thank you Puffin Books for the gifted copy in exchange for an honest review.
WHAT A DEBUT
The Hatmakers
This was an entertaining read with an imaginative magic system. I enjoyed reading about all the different weird and wonderful ingredients and their various... READ MORE
A Brilliant Story!
One of the best children's books I've read since I was a child! I didn't think I would like this, at first I found the language a bit too flowery but after... READ MORE
Magical and special!
This is the perfect book for the start of a new year!
The Hatmakers is full of magic, hope, adventure, action, awesome relationships and a main charact... READ MORE
So beautiful! So magical! So exciting!
The enchanting cover of this book will stop you in your tracks. Pick it up, look at the beautiful boards below and then the lovely endpapers. Finally, be s... READ MORE
Magical, funny and full of drama and excitement!
I’m always relieved when there’s a new series filled with magic that manages to successfully do something new and different, and this definitely does that;... READ MORE
Totally magical
Colourful, magical, vivid, funny - with a sprinkle of historical fiction (Georgian London but also includes a Tudor mention of Henry VIII...) The language ... READ MORE
Synopsis
Waterstones Children's Book of the Month for January 2022
The first adventure in a spellbinding new magical world.
Cordelia comes from a long line of magical milliners, who weave alchemy and enchantment into every hat. In Cordelia's world, Making - crafting items such as hats, cloaks, watches, boots and gloves from magical ingredients - is a rare and ancient skill, and only a few special Maker families remain.
When Cordelia's father Prospero and his ship, the Jolly Bonnet, are lost at sea during a mission to collect hat ingredients, Cordelia is determined to find him. But Uncle Tiberius and Aunt Ariadne have no time to help the littlest Hatmaker, for an ancient rivalry between the Maker families is threatening to surface. Worse, someone seems to be using Maker magic to start a war.
It's up to Cordelia to find out who, and why...
Featuring illustrations by Paola Escobar.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- ISBN: 9780241426319
- Number of pages: 384
- Dimensions: 197 x 128 x 26 mm
- Weight: 302g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allGorgeous, from Start to Finish!
A phenomenal beginning to a gorgeously-written adventure, there is magic woven into every sentence and I am clamouring for the sequel.
Set in a world whe... READ MORE
Gorgeous from Start to Finish!
A phenomenal beginning to a gorgeously-written adventure, there is magic woven into every sentence and I am clamouring for the sequel.
Set in a world whe... READ MORE
Hats Off to this amazing MG adventure!
#OneSitWonder Wasn't planning a two hour bath, but this whimsical delight whipped me along on Cordelia's magical adventure. Inventive, intelligent & intrig... READ MORE
An adventure full of magic, mystery and treachery
Are you ready to enter a London full of magic, mystery and treachery? If so, join Cordelia Hatmaker in this wonderful adventure that simply oozes magic. Co... READ MORE
Brilliant children's fantasy novel
Put simply, I loved this book.
When I first started reading it, I wasn't quite sure. It took a little while before I was truly invested in the story. H... READ MORE
A soulful, beautiful, modern classic
This is a rich, unique and spellbinding book. From the very first sentences, you know you're about to disappear into something special. On the surface, it'... READ MORE
Stronger Together
The Hatmakers by Tamzin Merchant is a magical historical tale for ages eight years and over.
The story is set in London at the beginning of the nineteenth ... READ MORE
A wonderful story for older children (and their Mums, Dads and Grandparents!)
I left primary school teaching many years ago but decided to read this book, as it sounded so imaginative and fascinating - I’m so glad I did as I enjoyed ... READ MORE
Absolutely fabulous
Just wow!!! I absolutely wolfed this book down!
This is Tamzin’s debut novel...I have high hopes for the rest of her novels if this is what she starts wit... READ MORE
Great Series Starter
Cordelia Hatmaker comes from a long line of ... yep, Hatmakers. In fact she is, at present, the last in line to take over the prestigious family business b... READ MORE
A very magical and creative world, brimming with innovation and wonder
Outstanding read. One of the most unique and creative magic systems I've read about so far! I loved just how fun and colourful the writing was around the m... READ MORE
Wondrous and magical
After the reported demise of Captain Hatmaker at sea, the Hatmaker family mourns their loss, except his daughter Cordelia Hatmaker, who refuses to believe ... READ MORE
This was an amazing reading journey, perfect for Christmas and beautiful wintry nights.
‘’It was a wild and lightning-struck night. The kind of night that changes everything. Jagged forks of light ripped across the sky and thunder rolled in ti... READ MORE
Great start to a new series!
Thank you to the publishers for this review copy. This is a great start to a new series...
We have danger, missing people, madness, threat of war, magical ... READ MORE
A splendid read!
A spectacular book full of adventure, mystery but most importantly......magic!
Amazing, magical read!
What a delightfully magical read! I had such a great time, & I’m so sad I don’t have more in my hands to read right now! Lol Cordelia comes from a long lin... READ MORE
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