A Year of Tea and Magic

Magdalena Hai

Original title: Teen ja loitsujen vuosi

Author: Magdalena Hai

Illustrator: illustrator Heikala

Published: 2026

Publisher: WSOY

Genres: Middle Grade (8-12 Years), Young Adult (13 or 14+)

Pages: 152

Reading material:

English sample and synopsis, Finnish PDF

Witches, forces of nature, and a touch of magic!

✓ For fans of the Studio Ghibli animations!
✓ A cozy cottage core story collection of witches and magic

This atmospheric collection of four stories draws you into the world of Launeala, where young witches care for their loved ones, brew remedies, and gather by the warmth of the hearth as storms rage beyond their cottage walls.

Enna is a young village witch whose nearby village is beset by a string of afflictions. High in her mountain cabin, Moira’s life is transformed when she rescues a mysterious dog from the freezing cold. Siblings Anders and Linda set off with their parents in an airship to study mammoths. Meanwhile, Aisha, lost in her work, stands on the seashore, watching a dragon storm rise on the horizon.

A Year of Tea and Magic presents four gently enchanting tales of witches, filled with the cozy charm of forest cabins, magical moments, talking animals, and the flutter of the heart—along with just the right touch of tea and sweet treats. Magdalena Hai’s captivating stories are beautifully brought to life through Heikala’s delightful illustrations.

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Rights sold:
FINLAND: WSOY (orig.)

About author

Magdalena Hai

Magdalena Hai is an award-winning author, lover of cross-genre fiction and all things strange. Her fiction often combines elements of sci-fi, fantasy and horror.

Her Little Shop of Nightmares series has been sold to 30 territories around the world. Among Hai's many accolades are winning the Finlandia Prize for children's and YA literature and the Finnish Literary Export Prize, and being nominated  the Nordic Council Children & Young People's Literature Prize.

Besides being an author, Hai teaches writing and is an active member and editor in the publishing co-operative Osuuskumma.

Bibliography


2026, Chapter Books (6-9 Years)

Magdalena Hai

Little Shop of Nightmares 5: The Terrible Trickster


2026, Middle Grade (8-12 Years), Young Adult (13 or 14+)

Magdalena Hai

A Year of Tea and Magic


2026, Young Adult (13 or 14+)

Magdalena Hai

The Moon Circle


2025, Chapter Books (6-9 Years)

Magdalena Hai

Little Shop of Nightmares 4: The Crystal Skull


2023, Young Adult (13 or 14+)

Magdalena Hai

The Horned God


2021, Young Adult (13 or 14+)

Magdalena Hai

The Spell of Iset


2021, Chapter Books (6-9 Years)

Magdalena Hai

Little Shop of Nightmares 3: Sticky the Horrible Snowman


2020, Middle Grade (8-12 Years)

Magdalena Hai

Miss Swift’s Weird and Wonderful House


2019, Chapter Books (6-9 Years)

Magdalena Hai

Little Shop of Nightmares 2: The Mystery of the Missing Teeth


2018, Young Adult (13 or 14+)

Magdalena Hai

The Third Sister


2018, Chapter Books (6-9 Years)

Magdalena Hai

Little Shop of Nightmares 1: The Terrible Tickling Powder


2017, Middle Grade (8-12 Years)

Magdalena Hai

Grumblebelly Cat


2012, Middle Grade (8-12 Years)

Magdalena Hai

The Beggar Princess