Arabel and her notorious raven Mortimer make a welcome return to the Puffin nest!When Arabel\'s father, Ebenezer Jones, drives his taxi home late one night he comes across \'a large black bird, with a hairy fringe around its beak.\' He takes it home and from that moment on, life is never the same again for the Jones family.
There are six hilarious Stories in this classic collection by the much-loved storyteller Joan Aiken and renowned illustrator Quentin Blake.
Including: ARABEL\'S RAVEN
THE ESCAPED BLACK MAMBA
THE BREAD BIN
MORTIMER\'S TIE
Mortimer AND THE SWORD EXCALILBUR and THE SPIRAL STAIR..
He dislikes flying except in emergencies, and with disaster-prone Mortimer around there are plenty of those. \'Nevermore!\' he cries when astonished or upset, \'Down the hatch\' he thinks before gobbling bowler hats, stairs, telephones.
Arabel\'s raven is called Mortimer - and he\'s one in a million.
Arabel and her notorious raven Mortimer make a welcome return to the Puffin nest!When Arabel\'s father, Ebenezer Jones, drives his taxi home late one night he comes across \'a large black bird, with a hairy fringe around its beak.\' He takes it home and from that moment on, life is never the same again for the Jones family
