MUMAGEDDON!: And the Food Magician

DAVID WALLIAMS MIGHT NOT BE DAHL'S ONLY 'WORTHY SUCCESSOR' ...

MUMAGEDDON! And the Food Magician by dazzling new author Sonya Anise will delight Roald Dahl & Quentin Blake fans everywhere.

MUMAGEDDON! And the Food Magician is a riotously fun story of a budding chocolatier who loves baking. Though he's a food magician, his loathsome stepmother bans him from the kitchen, and sends him to beastly boarding school where terror reigns and prefects rule. Seeking sweet revenge (using his culinary smarts) he mixes a potion, fingers crossed, to cause commotion...

A deliciously laugh-out-loud middle-grade debut by new-comer Sonya Anise, an extraordinary writing and drawing talent with a wonderfully irreverent edge and wit akin to dream team Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake.

Told in verse in a playful style reminiscent of Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes, it's perfect for fans of best loved children's classics George's Marvellous Medicine and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Cinderella, and the witches of Macbeth and The Wizard of Oz.

Sonya Anise's rambunctious rollercoaster must-read will appeal to adults and children alike, and make you squeal with delight, fright and disgust! Bursting with vibrant full colour illustrations by the author on every page, from the first line to the last, this epic verse will grab your full attention, and you'll read and re-read it again and again.

A RAMBUNCTIOUS ROLLERCOASTER MUST-READ THAT'LL MAKE YOU SQUEAL WITH DELIGHT, FRIGHT AND DISGUST!

Though raucously silly, Sonya's David Vs Goliath saga is ultimately a heart-warming tale about compromise, acceptance, forgiveness and unconditional love, and helps children see that relationships aren't black and white. Rather than Good conquering Evil, the sweet only child and his merciless stepmonster find a middle ground by expressing their feelings, listening to one another and showing vulnerability. As celebrated British poet Philip Larkin reminded us, many behaviours are passed down. Sonya optimistically shows that through awareness we can shed the past and, 'Start ANEW!'

WARNING! I have mood-altering powers that may cause extreme giddiness and hilarity, cautions the actual book, who continues it's brilliant commentary throughout offering factual asides, and a voice of reason raising awareness of home safety in a wonderfully conspiratorial way that children love, giving them a sense of autonomy.

A COMIC TRIUMPH OF OUTSTANDING ORIGINALITY DESTINED TO BECOME A CLASSIC BELOVED BY CHILDREN, PARENTS (AND HOPEFULLY STEPMOTHERS) EVERYWHERE.

'I wrote this story 25 years ago,' explains Sonya, 'but didn't have the audacity to tell it. Determined to be heard, it whispered to me over the years until FINALLY I listened. And felt brave enough to say, Hello everyone, this is for you! I hope you enjoy it, and it inspires you to listen to your inner whisperings, and follow your dreams.'

Long in the making, it's a comic triumph of outstanding originality worth waiting for. Sonya Anise's extraordinarily brilliant book promises to be an instant hit, destined to become a classic beloved by children, parents (and hopefully stepmothers) everywhere.

KEY POINTS

• Sonya Anise's dazzling debut promises to be an instant hit!
• Reminiscent of Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes
  
• Perfect for fans of best loved classics George's Marvellous Medicine and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
• Deliciously laugh-out-loud poetry picture book for all ages
• A whirlwind of wit and charm with an unpredictability that will leave you breathless
• Beautiful full colour illustrations by the author on EVERY PAGE!
• Fantastic book will grab your full attention - you'll want to read and re-read it again and again!
• Brilliantly funny and full of heart
• Ultimately a heart-warming tale about compromise, acceptance, forgiveness and unconditional love
• Raucous rhyme rolls that off the tongue and is really fun to read aloud
• Enjoyed by the whole family!
• Raises awareness of home safety

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