![]() ![]() ![]() Granny Aching is her grandmother, a powerful shepherdess, who looked after all the sheep and lambs on the chalk lands and protected those who don’t have a voice, and from her Tiffany has learnt about doing the right thing even if it is hard. Sensible and practical, she knows that it is the right thing to go and rescue her brother even if he is annoying. Tiffany is a brilliant young girl who longs to be a witch. ‘Onomatopoeic’, she’s discovered in the dictionary, meant words that sounded like the noise of the thing that they were describing, like ‘cuckoo’.’ (p. Not only does he make the reader laugh aloud at some of his descriptions and dialogue, but he also makes the reader think about the power and use of the written word: ‘Tiffany thought a lot about words, in the long hours of churning butter. Pratchett’s unique sense of humour is evident on every page as he manipulates words in the best possible way. ![]() First published in 2003, this 2017 edition will delight another group of readers with its feisty young witch-to-be and the horde of wee free men in their kilts who help her chase down the wicked queen who has stolen her baby brother. An award winning author, he has excelled in The wee free men, which introduces the spirited Tiffany Aching. Fantasy, Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel (2004), Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee for Children's Literature (2004) (2016), Parenting Book of the Year Award (2003), WH Smith Teen Choice Award (2003). Tiffany Aching book 1, Discworld book 30. ![]()
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