Shine your Magic Torch: Magical Creatures and Mythical Beasts

Flash your magic torch to uncover the hidden secrets of the ancient world

Join Professor Mortimer – a mythology scholar – and his daughter, Millie, who has discovered a MAGIC TORCH that illuminates dozens of mythological beasts inhabiting incredible locations all around the world. Take an amazing 18-stop world tour with your magic torch to see unicorns and fairies in a forest, dragons protecting the Great Wall of China, the Loch Ness MONSTER emerging during a storm, GIANTS battling over the Giant's Causeway, as well as monsters and mermaids, goblins and GRIFFINS, serpents and spirits, a werewolf, a firebird, and even BIG FOOT.

ADDED VALUE: An included UV flashlight illuminates the fantastical creatures on each page

PERFECT GIFT: Part travel guide, part fantasy guide, this book visits 20 famous locations, blending history and mythology in a beautiful package. It’s the ideal gift for fantasy and history lovers.

TRAVEL THE WORLD: Includes scenes from famous landmarks all over the world.


Leading mythology expert Professor Mortimer in the words of Emily Hawkins, a writer and editor of children's books for all ages. Emily wrote the New York Times bestseller Oceanology, as well as several other titles in the Ology series, which has sold over 16 million copies worldwide. She holds a first-class English degree from Nottingham University, and now lives in Winchester with her young family.

Victo Ngai is a Forbes 30 Under (Art and Style) honoree and a Society of Illustrators New York Gold Medalist. Originally from Hong Kong, she now lives in Los Angeles.

ISBN: 9781916180574
Binding: Hardback
Release Date: November 5, 2020
48pp