Margaret Mahy is a very quirky and bizarre author. Her stories are magical, unusual or maybe it could be something you could find in a dream.
Her problems are very unusual like a boy being followed by hippopotamuses, or a fire-breathing dragon living in a cave by the sea.
The settings are just occasionally realistic like a village or a moist cave.
But even for the weirdest of problems, she still has common resolutions for every problem that a character faces. She uses endings that end happily but with some annoyance to some characters.
The villains lose. The good win and everyone else is happy that everything turned out good.
I think she needs to use more tools to keep the reader engaged.
Her characters are mostly people, very common in stories but if it's not people it's mythological creatures.
Margaret Mahy's books are mostly for young children who have wild imaginations. Children who explore the world around them and working out what will happen.
Her books have a few twists towards the end which makes them very funny and exciting. Her chapter books for older children are full of suspense which adds excitement and adrenalin.
Margaret Mahy's books are exciting but if I had to pick my favorite book, I don't think it will be one of hers.
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