I wish we'll have two children called Mark and Harriet. And I hope lots of interesting and unusual things will happen to them. It would be nice if they had a fairy godmother, for instance. And a phoenix or something out of the ordinary for a pet. We could have a special day for interesting and unusual things to happen - say, Mondays. But not always Mondays, and not only Mondays, or that would get a bit dull'
As a result of their mother's honeymoon wish, Mark and Harriet Armitage have a fairy godmother, a pet unicorn, and are prepared for anything life can throw at them (especially, but not always, on a Monday): hatching griffins in the airing cupboard, Latin lessons with a ghost, furious Furies on the doorstep, and an enchanted garden locked inside a cereal packet. Life with the Armitages can be magical, funny, terrifying - but never, ever dull.
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琼艾肯作品，第一个故事是她十几岁写的，并曾在BBC上广播。一直写到去世前。在2004年80岁去世前，作者把所有故事整理成册。讲述Armitage一家人。这要从妈妈的蜜月愿望说起，她希望有两个孩子，一个叫Mark，一个叫Harriet.他们要有一位仙女教母，他们的宠物可要特别一点：独角兽或凤凰。希望每周都会有一天，有奇妙好玩的事情发生，就安排在周一吧！但也不能总是周一，那可太无聊了。后来这家人果然时... 琼艾肯作品，第一个故事是她十几岁写的，并曾在BBC上广播。一直写到去世前。在2004年80岁去世前，作者把所有故事整理成册。讲述Armitage一家人。这要从妈妈的蜜月愿望说起，她希望有两个孩子，一个叫Mark，一个叫Harriet.他们要有一位仙女教母，他们的宠物可要特别一点：独角兽或凤凰。希望每周都会有一天，有奇妙好玩的事情发生，就安排在周一吧！但也不能总是周一，那可太无聊了。后来这家人果然时常有惊喜，和鬼学拉丁语，钻进早餐麦片盒里的秘密花园，在壁橱里孵狮身鹰... (展开)