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King Flashypants and the Evil Emperor: Book 1
Andy Riley
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Description for King Flashypants and the Evil Emperor: Book 1
Paperback. The insanely funny debut in a new children's series from Emmy award-winning comedy writer and cartoonist Andy Riley, scriptwriter for BBC One's Gangsta Granny and The Boy in the Dress. Series: King Flashypants. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 5AG; YFB; YFQ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 155 x 190 x 23. Weight in Grams: 432.
The first in a fun new series - 'Brilliantly original and hilarious ...it's nearly as good as one of my books' David Walliams. 'One for fans of Horrid Henry and Tom Gates' The Guardian Edwin isn't an ordinary boy. He is a king, with a throne, and his own suit of armour and a castle with secret passages and everything. Every Friday, King Edwin spends all his money on chocolate for the peasants. But when the money runs out, Edwin finds himself in a fix. Cue the arrival of evil Emperor Nurbison, in his pointy-collared black ... Read morecloak and accompanied by scary striding music. He has had his eye on Edwin's kingdom for a while and intends to use the peasants' unhappiness to his advantage! When the emperor builds a fake dragon out of a cow, green crepe paper, furry monster novelty slippers and two birthday cake candles, to scare the peasants, Edwin knows it's time to come up with the first sneaky plan he's ever had in his life ... Show Less
Product Details
Publisher
Hachette Children´s Group
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
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About Andy Riley
Andy Riley is a highly successful cartoonist and comedy scriptwriter. TV writing credits include HBO's Veep, Gangsta Granny, Robbie the Reindeer, Little Britain and Black Books. Film credits include The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists and Gnomeo and Juliet. His bestselling books include The Bunny Suicides series.
Reviews for King Flashypants and the Evil Emperor: Book 1
...full of the most outrageous humour and brilliant detail.
Andy Seed
Hatman Reads
The book is funny and fast paced. It's a dream to read alone or to share with children ... Brilliant for 7-12 year olds. Particularly recommended for boys and reluctant readers.
Making Them Readers
An insanely funny debut children's series from Emmy ... Read moreaward-winning writer and cartoonist, Andy Riley
Aldershot News & Mail
Witty and brilliantly drawn
The Carousel
Andy is a comic genius and we absolutely loved this, particularly loved the fact that Charlotte could dive to the back of the book and play Emperor Nurbison's evil striding music for herself on the piano...
Phil May
Read it Daddy
From creating a new evil laugh to bottomless pits, the excellent variety of villainous friends, and a particularly vocal peasant girl called Natasha, there is lots to admire here.
Clare Zinkin
Mill Hill Synagogue
This book made me (and my sister) laugh out loud a lot; the story is funny, the descriptions are hilarious, the extraordinary characters have fun quirky names and the illustrations made me giggle too. [...] At the end of the book there is the music and lyrics for The Emperor's Striding Theme which I am learning to play because like the book it's really funny and everyone deserves a theme tune. I recommend this book to everyone because its fun, quirky and hilarious.
Myth-hill
The Guardian Children's Books Young Reviewers
The funniest and most enjoyable book for this age group for quite some time. I even sang the song at the end. And apparently more to come in the series. I can't wait.
Clare Zinkin
Minerva Reads
An insanely funny debut
Ros Collins
Surrey Advertiser, Aldershot News & Mail, Buckinghamshire Advertiser & Examiner
This book made me (and my sister) laugh out loud a lot [...] At the end of the book there is the music and lyrics for The Emperor's Striding Theme which I am learning to play because, like the book, it's really funny and everyone deserves a theme tune. I recommend this book to everyone because its fun, quirky and hilarious.
Myth-hill
The Guardian Children's Books Young Reviewers
With illustrations and hearty laughs on every page, this is sure to keep readers in stitches.
Carrie Morris
The Best New Children's Books Guide
...mountains of silliness, bags of inventiveness and lots of charm!
Caroline Horn
Reading Zone
...full of the most outrageous humour and brilliant detail.
Andy Seed
Hatman Reads
The funniest and most enjoyable book for this age group for quite some time. I even sang the song at the end. And apparently more to come in the series. I can't wait.
Clare Zinkin
Minerva Reads
...mountains of silliness, bags of inventiveness and lots of charm!
Caroline Horn
Reading Zone
A brisk, bumptious read, full of preposterous names, surreal imagery and daft sound effects.
Financial Times
Features an evil emperor with the silliest laugh and wacky illustrations. One for fans of Horrid Henry and Tom Gates
The Guardian
A laugh-out-loud series for fans of cows disguised as dragons. Parents beware, young readers will revel in recreating the Evil Emperor's scary striding music!
Little London Magazine
...this slapstick tale is sure to appeal to those who love something a bit silly. The first book in an uproarious new series for confident young readers.
Anna McKerrow
Booktrust
Two words - such fun!
Miranda Hart
Brilliantly original and hilarious. It's nearly as good as one of my books.
David Walliams
Features an evil emperor with the silliest laugh and wacky illustrations. One for fans of Horrid Henry and Tom Gates
The Guardian
There are no libraries or books in King Flashypants and the Evil Emperor, written and drawn by Bunny Suicides author Andy Riley (Hachette), but this funny story does feature many other things that will appeal, especially to early and reluctant readers - not least an evil emperor with the silliest laugh and wacky illustrations. One for fans of Horrid Henry and Tom Gates.
Michelle Pauli
The Guardian : Saturday Review
...a brisk, bumptious read, full of preposterous names, surreal imagery and daft sound effects.
James Lovegrove
Financial Times
The book is funny and fast paced. It's a dream to read alone or to share with children ... Brilliant for 7-12 year olds. Particularly recommended for boys and reluctant readers.
Making Them Readers
An insanely funny debut children's series from Emmy award-winning writer and cartoonist, Andy Riley
Aldershot News & Mail
With illustrations and hearty laughs on every page, this is sure to keep readers in stitches.
Carrie Morris
The Best New Children's Books Guide
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