A new series of magical adventures for 5-8 year olds, with added dance and sparkles!
Dance Magic follows **Autumn Moonbeam, who loves gymnastics and dance, as she tries out for Sparkledale Dance Academy’s competitive team. Autumn worries she won’t be good enough, especially when she sees her nasty neighbour, Severina, trying out too.
With lots of new dance magic to learn can Autumn overcome her nerves and be chosen to join the team?
It is Autumn’s first day training at Sparkledale Dance Academy. Finally being an official member of Black Cats is a dream come true. But when dance magic goes wrong, and strange things start happening at the gym, Autumn worries what might happen at their team bonding sleepover. Especially with her suspicious neighbour, Severina, in the group. Can working together help Autumn and her friends find out who is behind the strange goings on at Sparkledale?
Extent: 6,000 words
UK Publisher: UCLan (July 2022)
Editor: Hazel Holmes
Illustrations: Black and white illustrations by Heidi Cannon
Primary Agent: Veronique Baxter
Film/TV Agent: DHA
Rights Sold: All rights available
Co-agents: Chinese – Andrew Nurnberg Associates; Japanese – Japan Uni
Emma Finlayson-Palmer lives in the West Midlands with her husband and a multitude of children, cats and chickens! She runs #ukteenchat, a writing themed chat on Twitter, and mentors for #WriteMentor. Autumn Moonbeam: Dance Magic is her first book for children and she is working on more books starring Autumn and her stunt squad.
Heidi Cannon is a children's book illustrator and author based in the North of England. She loves to paint, draw and imagine delightful, wondrous scenes. In 2020 she gained an M.A. in Children's Book Illustration, with a distinction, from the University of Central Lancaster.