In the third magical adventure in the new young fiction series from the creators of theFairytale Hairdresserseries, Tibben the Potions Masters apprentice must travel over the frozen tundra to find out why its gone so dark.

Perfect for first readers whether reading alone or reading aloud.

This is the third book in the enchanting six-book Magic Potions Shop series. Book 1:The Young Apprentice; book 2:The River Horse; book 3:The Blizzard Bear; book 4:The Lightning Pup; book 5:TheFire Bird; book 6:The Emerald Dragon

Abie Longstaff (Author) Abie Longstaff is the eldest of six children and grew up in Australia, Hong Kong and France. She knows all about squabbling, chaos and bossing younger sisters around. So she logically began her career as a barrister. She started writing when her children were born. Her favourite childhood books wereHating Alison Ashley,A Little Princess,Maura's AngelandThe Black Stallionand she sneakily reads them again sometimes. Abie lives in North London with her family and a very pesky cocker spaniel who chews the post.

Lauren Beard (Illustrator) Lauren Beard is an illustrator based in Manchester. As a young girl she always loved drawing and reading, and would write and illustrate short stories for her two younger brothers. She has been fascinated by animals, fairy tales and folklore since her childhood, when she would visit her Irish Grandma and was told to "watch out for the fairies!"

Her work is hand-drawn and coloured both digitally and by hand, using all types of media to get different textures. Lauren enjoys adding little details and modern humour to her illustrations appealing to children and adults alike.

Lauren lives with her cat, Sushi, who keeps her company when drawing.