Amelia Fang and the Barbaric Ball

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Amelia is delighted that she will not be the only child to attend her parents’ annual Barbaric Ball at Fang Mansions. With gloriously gothic illustrations from the author herself, they perfectly compliment the playful and amusing tone to the plot. How she does it and how she teaches the Prince a valuable lesson manners, friendship and acceptance is the main thrust of the book.

Parental figures were ridiculed, undermined as authority and most importantly refused to help Amelia when she was in a state of need. The drawings were great too with a lot of detail for each character with elaborate costumes for the cast of the book. She spends every waking hour creating and drawing, and would quite like to live on the moon when humans finally make it possible. Yesterday a parent came over to tell me how impressed she was by the book fair and that you did a fabulous job of selling the books to the children first. We love the charming and funny illustrations, ghoulish puns and jokes and the wonderfully inventive magical creatures from mischievous caticorns to unicorn lords and terrifying angel-kittens.Welcome to the world of Nocturnia, where darkness reigns supreme, glitter is terrifying, and unicorns are the stuff of nightmares! I haven't charted out my visits for the summer term, but I'm sure there are several in the south) and thanks so much for being so fantastic! The deep issue in the book a round friends and parents worked nicely in the last half of the book when Amelia figures things out as the plot develops on and was actually a great twist as well as truthful in how we act to people as we develop relationships. Loistava tarina, jossa monelta hahmolta irtoaa silmämunat päästä ja jossa syödään herkullisesti löyhkääviä aterioita kuten kainalohikipirtelöitä sekä paistettuja räkäisiä neniä.

And when the King’s spoiled son Tangine captures Squashy, Amelia and her friends must escape the party to plan a daring rescue!If you like Goth Girl (Chris Riddell), Araminta Spookie (Angie Sage) and Stitch Head (Guy Bass), you will enjoy Amelia Fang, even though she's not bringing anything new to the genre. Her mother puts the need to please the King before her own daughter on several occasions - for example she lets prince Tangine take Amelia's pet and when she protests and stands up for herself, she tells her "not to be hysterical and not to cause a scene". Amelia Fang wants nothing more to spend time with her best friends Florence (a rare breed of Yeti, TYVM) Grimaldi Reaperton, and Squashy! Her friends are also really funny too, and I loved how gung-ho Florence is and how Grimaldi is a teeny tiny grim reaper, in charge of toad deaths.

Amelia Fang is doing her best to be nice to the Prince of Nocturnia but when he is so mean, not only to her but her friends Florence the Yeti and Grimaldi the Reaper, she struggles to keep being the friendliest vampire around! They are wonderfully Gothic yet light-hearted, perfectly capturing the essence of the story and characters. Your words, like your reviews, bring books to life and give them a voice before the front cover is even turned. Delightful, punny and brilliantly illustrated, this is a charming and madcap Halloween adventure that will make every reader want a pet pumpkin of their own!The book doesn't quite stick the landing (everything is resolved and everyone gets along VERY fast). What I appreciate about Amelia Fang and the Barbaric Ball was the eventual acceptance shown towards, in this case, Creatures of Light, even though they are talked about as terrifying creatures throughout the book. A book set in Nocturnia where everything sparkly, fluffy and cute is considered terrifying seemed like a great break from the literature I would normally read. My only one issue has nothing to do with the actual book so that is why it does not retract from the 5⭐️ review, It’s just that the copy that I received has the pages falling out so will be sending it back for a replacement copy.

For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password.Of course Amelia's friend wanted to beat Tangine to death before accepting him but let's not talk about that. We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. The fun illustrations and lovable characters in Amelia Fang, make this series is perfect for readers 7+, especialy fans of The Worst Witch , Witch Wars or Isadora Moon . The perfect mix of funny, foul and fearful’ Metro ‘Brilliantly imagined … laugh-out-loud funny’ Sunday Express. Laura Ellen Anderson's illustrations are delightful and cute as always and have made me desperately want a pet pumpkin now!