Myths and Magic by Esther Moonstomp

The focus of this blog is Leonbergers including Leonberger book reviews. However,  sometimes I post about books that are not about Leonbergers but that are books that I love and want to promote. This time the book is Myths and Magic by Esther Moonstomp. Below I am giving an overview of the two formats for the book (I bought the paperback edition).

  • Paperback Edition –  Publisher : Troubador Publishing (April 17, 2026), ISBN-10 : 1806342103, ISBN-13 : 978-1806342105, 80 pages, Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.2 ounces, dimensions : 5.83 x 0.22 x 8.27 inches, it cost $ 16.99 on US Amazon. Click here to order it from Amazon.com.
  • Kindle Edition – Publisher : Troubador Publishing (May 28, 2026), ASIN : B0GX6T5C6R, ISBN-13 : 978-1806346684, 47 pages. It is currently $3.99 on Amazon or free with kindle unlimited. Click here to order it from Amazon.com. (Kindle version not released yet).
The front cover features the title and author name, and a picture of a girl reading a magic book. There’s a king and queen in the background.
Front cover of Myths and Magic. Click on the image to go to the Amazon page for the paperback edition of the book.

Amazon’s Description of Myths and Magic

Saffy has solved the first clue in her quest to save the magical world of Mandoreum from danger. Now it’s time to find the second.

She isn’t alone. Her new friend, Lily, a dragon from Mandoreum, wants to help. Together they take a trip and uncover special stories and unexpected surprises.

But Saffy soon learns that first appearances are not always what they seem. And plotting in the background is a witch who will do everything she can to stop them…

This is my five star review of the Myths and Magic

Saffy and her Dragon at the Museum

First a note. I bought this book for the children of friends of ours, but I read it myself first without bending the pages. This book is an adventure filled and imaginative book that is excellent for reading out loud to children, or for young readers to read on their own.

Lily is a friendly dragon from the magical land of Mandoreum. In the earthly realm she appears as a small dragon statue that you can put in your pocket but in Mandoreum she is something quite different, but she is still friendly. Dragons are not bad and dangerous, just misunderstood. Saffy, the little girl who is the protagonist of the story, is friends with Lily and she carries her around when in the earthly realm. I should add that Mandoreum is under the threat from a witch, Narla. Saffy, her mom and brother, and Lily, visit a museum when the magic of Mandoreum begins to manifest. Magical beings appear and dangerous things start to happen in the museum.

The story is full of adventure; it is very imaginative and features harmless and non-scary drama of the kind that children love. It is a sweet and fun book that is captivating. In the book there are a couple of dozens of illustrations of dragons, dragon eggs, magical books, ogres, mermaids, museum rooms, king and queens, flying brooms, and more. In the paperback edition, which I bought, the illustrations are black and white. The book is well written, and it is a good story. I highly recommend this imaginative and entertaining book.

A description of the book written on the background of what looks like marble.
Back cover of Fringes, Heartstrings and Lyrics. Click on the image to go to the kindle edition of the book.

About Esther Moonstomp

Photo of the author. She is looking into the camera smiling.
Photo of Esther Moonstomp (Esther Chilton)

Blog: https://estherchilton.co.uk

Website: https://esthermoonstomp.co.uk

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Author: thomasstigwikman

My name is Thomas Wikman. I am a software/robotics engineer with a background in physics. I am currently retired. I took early retirement. I am a dog lover, and especially a Leonberger lover, a home brewer, craft beer enthusiast, I’m learning French, and I am an avid reader. I live in Dallas, Texas, but I am originally from Sweden. I am married to Claudia, and we have three children. I have two blogs. The first feature the crazy adventures of our Leonberger Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle as well as information on Leonbergers. The second blog, superfactful, feature information and facts I think are very interesting. With this blog I would like to create a list of facts that are accepted as true among the experts of the field and yet disputed amongst the public or highly surprising. These facts are special and in lieu of a better word I call them super-facts.

25 thoughts on “Myths and Magic by Esther Moonstomp”

    1. Thank you so much Jacqui. Yes I always read children’s books before I give them. In addition, I always read any book I review from start to finish. However, if I personally know the author I would never review the book on Amazon (but blog is fine). If I like the book I will write a positive review. If I did not like the book I will write a negative review, unless I know the author at a distance, like I follow their blog, or FB friend I don’t personally know, then I will just not write a review. Nobody would know. And to clarify, I don’t write Amazon reviews for people I personally know.

      Anyway, there are too many people who write Amazon reviews for books they haven’t read. I just came across a review for a book I pre-ordered. The entire review said “This is a really stupid book” but it is impossible to read this book because the release date is a month away (for all editions). I happen to follow the author on instgram and she said that it has not been released anywhere, so this short review was by someone who impossibly could have read the book.

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