The Book of Legends: A hilarious and fast-paced quest adventure from bestselling comedian Lenny Henry

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Luckily, the twins have Wilma, the Wizard's Wife, and Zachary, a wisecracking Zebracorn, to help them solve the mystery surrounding their parents’ disappearance. His latest book/audiobook is about two ordinary kids, who are about to go on one extraordinary adventure! Twelve-year-old twins Fran and Bran and their mum live in a small town in the Midlands, Dad having mysteriously disappeared one stormy night on a family camping trip.

The audiobook is narrated by Lenny Henry and is vivacious and highly entertaining with Lenny Henry providing a wide array of voices . You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. K. Audio for a review copy of the unabridged audiobook edition, both via NetGalley, of ‘The Book of Legends: What if all the stories were real? In both this and his first children’s book, ‘The Boy With Wings’, Henry focuses upon young black characters, and is consciously addressing the lack of diversity in children’s literature.A] celebration of the vitality of storytelling, The Book of Legends made me laugh, made me teary, left me happy and hopeful. While intended for readers aged 8 and older, I feel that like many Middle Grade books it will appeal to readers of all ages. Lenny Henry ensures his stories have strong black representation and this novel has two strong and adventurous heroes with the twins. A story wrapped around legends, a brilliant family dynamic, a hilarious zebracorn and lots of lovely messages. The twins travel from their home through mystical lands, facing many adversaries from wicked fairies to Viking warriors, and meet lots of new friends along the way, such as the fabulous Zebracorn.

With its wonderful evocation of a magical other-world and the warm-hearted dynamics of family love and friendship, this high-octane adventure will have youngsters giggling, gasping and guffawing from first page to last.Henry is associated with the British Comic Relief charity organisation, along with his former wife, comedienne Dawn French, and Griff Rhys Jones, and has hosted the show and also presented filmed reports from overseas on the work of the charity. The children find themselves left with eccentric local bookseller Madge as a guardian and their mother’s book of fantastical tales for comfort, unsure what to do next. Max is sure that the new wind turbines on his island are sinister, but will anyone listen to a frustrated deaf schoolboy? The book is illustrated by Keenon Ferrell and its unabridged audiobook edition is read by the author.

I thought Bran and Fran are such fantastic children and it is great seeing sign language interwoven into this story - not many books have this!Both kids use jokes, humour and storytelling to help them deal with the grief of losing their father the year before. Sir Lenny Henry has written another delightful tale for children with ‘The Book of Legends: What if all the stories were real? We see the twins communicate through BSL as they journey through a world of wizards, storytelling Vikings, a villainous prince and a larger-than-life Zebracorn. Siblings can be annoying, a responsibility, and the best person to team up with – or all of those things at once!

She encouraged him to move over to the fledgling alternative comedy scene, where he established a career as a stand-up comedy performer and character comedian. Fran and Bran end up on a quest looking for their parents who have disappeared - taken by hooked lightening.

Their mother’s book will provide a portal to transport them there on a quest to solve the mystery of their parents’ double-disappearance and reunite the family. He was the voice of the "shrunken head" on the Knight Bus in the 2004 movie Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and read the audio book version of Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys. Perfect for fans of fast-paced adventures, The Book of Legends, from comedian Lenny Henry is a laugh-out-loud magical story for 8-12 year olds, illustrated throughout by the incredibly talented Keenon Ferrell. In 2018 the BBC broadcast The Lenny Henry Birthday Show, looking back on Lenny’s career to commemorate his 60th birthday.