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I enjoyed this romp of a book. I always like stories about witches, underdogs and friendships. Although this is a children’s book, there is plenty of humour in the writing to entertain an adult. It would be a fun book to read aloud with kids.. The Alfie character is gorgeous, and I hope he has more outings.
A lovely little book; thoroughly enjoyable goodies v baddies. No real shocks or surprises.
Book Reviewed on www.whisperingstories.comFrom the renowned author, Jess Kidd comes her first children’s book, and what a fun, exciting children’s book it is.Meet Alfie Blackstack. After his parents tragically die in separate strange and unusual incidents he is sent to live with his aunts in Little Snoddington. He barely knows his aunts, the only thing he can remember involves a dancing turkey and his mum calling them a pair of witches. He had presumed that she was just being nasty and not that
Great fun. Fast-paced (especially second half), stayed entertaining all through. I particularly enjoyed the attention to detail and throwaway lines (turning them into marshmallows is an EXCELLENT way to get rid of helicopters). Reminded me of Joan Cass, Ursula Vernon, Eva Ibbotson.I won this book through National Book Token's Caboodle website.
Fun read, fun voice, I got the feeling that the author knows what she’s doing when constructing a plot! Emphasizes friendship, courage and standing up to bullies and for each another.Probably delightful, exiting and also a healthy bit scary (I only say: spider-witch) for children!
“’She doesn’t really pickle boys, does she?’ Gertrude laughed nervously. ‘Zita can get a bit grumpy. Perhaps avoid talking to her, or looking at her, or drawing her attention in any way.’ That didn’t sound too good. ‘What about her bat?’ asked Alfie. ‘Magnus? Oh, he prefers tomato juice to blood these days, so you should be all right. Just watch your eyes.’ ‘My eyes?’ ‘It’s probably best to keep your glasses on,’ warned Gertrude. ‘Eyes are a favourite snack of bats.’”Everyday Magic is a book for...
A fun story of magic and mischief, finding friends and family.Alfie has lost both his parents so is sent to live with his aunts, but they are not all that they seem and turn out to be witches! He makes friends with a girl from the local circus and then all mayhem starts.With nods to Northern Lights this was a lovely quick read for middle grade age.
4★“Alfie Blackstack wasn’t surprised to find himself an orphan. His parents had always been careless. His mother, Mrs Blackstack, was a zookeeper who made the mistake of teasing a hungry lion by dancing through his cage wrapped in a chain of sausages. She did it for a bet. Grin. Crunch. Slobber. No more Mother. At the time, little Alfie (oh, just five years old!) still had a father.”But not for long. All the best children’s books dispense with parents as soon as possible, leaving orphans to find...
Jess Kidd has been winning plaudits since her debut Himself was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards in 2016. She won the Costa Short Story Award the same year. Her second novel, The Hoarder, was shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year 2019 and both books were BBC Radio 2 Book Club Picks. Her third novel, a Victorian detective tale Things in Jars, was released to critical acclaim. But now, Jess Kidd, described as ‘Gabriel García Márquez meets The Pogues,’ has produced her first
Amazing Amazing Amazing. This is a fantastic book.Alfie has become an orphan, and sent to live with 2 aunts he has never met.He finds out their witches and the adventures begin.
Thoughts soon.
