Unexpected Visitors

Perdita Cargill and Honor Cargill ∙ Illustrated by Katie Saunders

Paperback

Published on Aug 12, 2025 | 128 Pages

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Published on Aug 12, 2025 | 128 Pages

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Grades 1–4
Ages 6–9

The sixth graders at Extraordinary are excited to learn that there will be some VERY IMPORTANT visitors coming to the school, and they need to prepare. Will everyone be ready?

Bea and the other sixth graders at Extraordinary learn that there will be some VERY IMPORTANT visitors coming to the school soon! It’s all hands on deck as the teachers and students prepare the school for their guests. They have to clean, decorate, and prepare the classrooms and hallways with the very best examples of the students’ work. Will they be ready in time? With black-and-white illustrations throughout.

Told through Bea’s diary entries, the Diary of an Accidental Witch series invites readers to follow Bea on a humorous journey of self-discovery as she learns where she truly belongs.

Gr 3-5–This fun series follows Bea Black, who moves with her dad to the town of Little Spellshire. Bea’s dad accidentally enrolls her in a witch school, even though she is very much not a witch. In this seventh adventure, Bea and her classmates must prepare the school for some very special visitors. Despite everyone’s best efforts, things go hilariously and chaotically wrong. Bea writes in journal entries throughout the day with illustrations and school updates are included throughout. This makes for a fun reading experience for older, more confident readers who will notice the realistic misspellings and handwritten sections. VERDICT Recommended where the other books in the series do well, or where witch stories are in demand.—School Library Journal

ISBN 9781664340985 (Paperback)
Published on Aug 12, 2025
Published by Tiger Tales
Pages 128
Dimensions 5-1/4 x 8
Age Range 6-9 years
Grade Grades 1-4
Reading Level Fountas/Pinnell: T

ISBN 9781664390379 (Ebook)
Published on Aug 12, 2025
Published by Tiger Tales
Pages 128
Dimensions 5-1/4 x 8
Age Range 6-9 years
Grade Grades 1-4
Reading Level Fountas/Pinnell: T

Perdita Cargill

Perdita Cargill is the mother half of a mother/daughter writing partnership and co-author of the series Waiting for Callback. Originally from the Scottish Highlands, Perdita spent many years as a lawyer before turning to writing fiction. She lives in London.

Honor Cargill

Honor Cargill is the daughter half of a mother/daughter writing partnership and co-author of the series Waiting for Callback. She is working on fiction and nonfiction writing projects and studying for a masters degree at the Courtauld Institute of Art.

Katie Saunders

Katie Saunders knew she wanted to be an illustrator when she had a picture published in Twinkie Magazine at age five. She lives in Kent with her partner, two children, two cats, and a crazy sausage dog named Rolo.