Magdalen Nabb was born in the Lancashire town of Church in 1947. She studied both art pottery and in 1975 she moved to Florence, Italy, and started work as a potter. She started writing crime thrillers for adults whilst in Italy and then began writing for children with her Josie Smith series. In 1995 she won the Smarties book prize for The Enchanted Horse. She passed away in 2007.
A little toy horse is about to change Irina's life forever. Award-winning classic young fiction, beautif... More
Irina is sad and lonely and she knows the little horse in the junk shop window is too! but the little horse is an enchan... More
Josie Smith is the irrepressible little girl who's been on Granada TV in several series. She's the one w... More
Six-year-old Josie's day at the beach with Mom and Gran is highlighted by a donkey ride, making a dog friend, and gettin... More
Spirited Josie has adventures and misadventures at school, where she befriends a foreign student and takes part in the c... More
The fouth and final new Josie Smith seasonal title, featuring the irresistable young heroine. Josie Smith has already s... More
Josie Smith is the irrespressible little girl who's been on Granada TV in several series. She's the one who's jealous o... More
The first of four new Josie Smith titles set in the four seasons of the year. Josie Smith has already starred in severa... More