The Legend of Kevin: A Roly-Poly Flying Pony Adventure; Philip Reeve, illustrated by Sarah McIntyre23/4/2023 ‘Roly-poly flying pony.’ Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre know how to write and illustrate funny books. They are totally in-tune with their young audience and readers will be gobbling up these pages as quickly as Kevin can scoff a custard cream. Kevin the flying pony was living happily in the Outermost West until a mega storm blows him out of his tree-top-nest and onto Max’s balcony in Bumbleford. The plump, winged pony isn’t the only thing to have swept into Max’s town. Rising flood levels and magical and strange creatures have besieged the town. With things descending into watery chaos, a daring mission is needed. Fuelled by custard creams and some quick-thinking, can Max and Kevin the flying pony fix this watery mess… A brilliantly zany and comic adventure as a flying pony and quick-thinking boy set to save a flooded town and its inhabitants. Brilliantly written short chapters and brimming with watery black-and-blue artwork, this is an absolute treat from start to finish. It is sure to be a hit with newly independent readers and will grab the attention of even the most reluctant of bookish children. Overflowing with imagination, drenched in magical mayhem and revelling in silliness, there’s never a dull moment as townsfolk, guinea pigs and a lively cast of water monsters, colourful seahorses, giggly mermaids and naughty sea monkeys deal with the wet conditions. Underwater shopping, new clientele at the hair salon, a head teacher stuck on a roof; absurdity and LOLs come by the bucket-load. Messages of unexpected friendship and doing what you can to help those in need shine and with everyone saved, friendships cemented, a new place to call home and plenty of custard creams devoured the feel-good factor keeps going right until the end.
This first in series is illustrated chapter book fiction at its wild and wacky best; children will be desperate to return for more fun with Max and custard-cream-eating Kevin. Recommended for 7+.
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