Madame Pamplemousse and the Enchanted Sweet Shop

Parisienne Madeleine is having trouble at school through no fault of her own. A new girl Mirabelle has joined her class and is making Madeleine’s life miserable in the way that bullies can. Enter what appears to be a kindly lady, Madame Bonbon, who owns a fantastic sweetshop, and who seems to be offering Madeleine a solution to her problems. But is this really a solution? As Madeleine begins to change, her friends sit up and take note. What exactly is going on? Kingfisher has no trouble in guiding us effortlessly through the latest story in Madeleine’s life, which by the end of the book has been resolved to everyone’s satisfaction. If you have not already read the previous books about Madame Pamplemousse, then read and enjoy them while you wait for the next course to be written. Encore!