Bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith's first books for children reach a whole new audience

"Smith adds ample comic twists to keep kids entertained, and Rankin's playful pictures… will likely bring readers back."-Publishers weekly on The Five Lost Aunts of Harriet Bean
About the Author

ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH has written more than fifty books, including the bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency mysteries and The Sunday Philosophy Club. A professor of medical law at Edinburgh University, he lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. www.alexandermccallsmith.com
About the Illustrator Laura Rankin is the illustrator of Rabbit Ears, Swan Harbor and The Handmade Alphabet. She lives in Maine.