Harriet Muncaster Explained

Harriet Muncaster (born 1988)^[1] is the writer and illustrator of the Isadora Moon series of books, which has been translated in more than 30 languages and is being turned into a 52-episode animated series for Sky Kids.^[2]

Muncaster was born in Saudi Arabia in 1988, and spent her youth in Herefordshire.^[3] She graduated in Fine Arts (Illustration) before she published her first book in 2014. I am a Witch's Cat won the 2016 Blue Hen Book Award of the Delaware Library Association in the Younger Readers category.^[4] Her main series, featuring the vampire fairy Isadora Moon, was accepted by Oxford University Press who initially offered her a four-book deal.^{[1] [5]}

Bibliography

• 2014-2015: I am a Witch's Cat and Happy Halloween, Witch's Cat!
• 2014: Glitterbelle: The Sparkliest Princess Ever! and Glitterbelle: Me and You (illustrations only)
• 2015: The Night Before Christmas (illustrations only)
• 2016: The Biggest Smallest Christmas Present
• 2016-...: Isadora Moon series:

Goes to School (2016)Goes Camping (2016)Has a Birthday (2016)Goes to the Ballet (2016)Gets in Trouble (2017)Goes on a School Trip (2017)Goes to the Fair (2018)Makes Winter Magic (2018)Has a Sleepover (2019)Puts on a Show (2019)Goes on Holiday (2020)Goes to a Wedding (2021)Meets the Tooth Fairy (2021)And and the Shooting Star (2021)Gets the Magic Pox (2022)Under the Sea (2022)And the New Girl (2023)

• Mirabelle, spinoff series from Isadora Moon, 7 books as of January 2023
• Emerald, spinoff series from Isadora Moon
• Victoria Stitch, 3 books

Notes and References

1. News: Lacey-Davidson . Mattie . Author Harriet Muncaster of the pink and glittery goth children's character in the Isadora Moon series to hold literary events with crafts and biscuits in Watford, Hatfield, St Albans and Harpenden . 31 January 2023 . Watford Observer . 9 August 2017.
2. Web site: Fraser . Katie . Oxford Children's scoops 'enchanting' new series from Muncaster . The Bookseller . 31 January 2023 . 23 November 2022.
3. News: Di Genova . Arianna . Una notte con Isadora Moon e Mortina . 31 January 2023 . Il Manifesto . 1 August 2019 . Italian.
4. Web site: Blue Hen Book Award: 2016 Winners and Nominees . Libguides . 31 January 2023.
5. News: Harriet Muncaster y el profundo mensaje para los niños con Isadora Moon: "Aceptarse y aceptar a los demás como son" . 31 January 2023 . La Vanguardia . 6 June 2019 . Spanish.