Villa Sventura

Eddie Dickens’ parents have turned ‘crinkly around the edges’ and their skin has turned ‘yellow’. They are no longer able to take care of him due to their health. He must therefore move to Awful End and live with his Mad Uncle Jack and Even Madder Anut Maud. Mad Uncle Jack (as the name suggests) is Leggi tutto

Wie kommt man nur auf solche Ideen :-) ???? 117 Seiten völliger Nonsense, Wortspielereien, Klamauk auf hohem Niveau und dazu noch die genialen Zeichnungen von David Roberts - man bekommt die Mundwinkel gar nicht mehr nach unten. Doch Achtung! Leserinnen und Leser, die ein Mindestmaß an Sinn in einer Leggi tutto

My nine year old gave this four stars but I think that was mostly be abuse she insisted I read all the voices it in a British accent. Since my British accent is so bad as to not be recognizable, I think she just enjoyed laughing at me and my silly voice. I think this book tried too hard to be like A Leggi tutto

Before departing on a 1,200-mile road trip, I relieved the local library of about 35 hours' worth of audiobooks to play in the car. I hadn't heard of the Eddie Dickens trilogy, but the title piqued my curiosity, so I added it to the pile. As it turned out, I laughed for nearly the entire two-and-a-h Leggi tutto

This is by far the best book by Philip Ardagh. I discovered it in the youth seciton of the library (on recommendation of a like minded friend) and found it to be much more then a book for children. Although the pictures are a bit odd, the book is relativley short, and the story can be understod by c Leggi tutto

Awful End A delightfully quirky, humorous story reminiscent of The Series of Unfortunate Events. Eddie Dickens' parents are worried about him. They've both come down with a disease that has turned them yellow, made them go all crinkly around the edges and smell of old hot water bottles. They are unde Leggi tutto

Ach ja Eddie Dickens! Skurrile Charaktere und schräge Handlung machen diese Reihe aus. Monty Python lässt grüßen.