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

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But when their mum’s treasured storybook turns out to be a portal to another world full of mythical legends, everything changes. This is a pacy fantasy adventure, jam-packed with groan-making jokes, and touchingly dedicated to Lenny Henry’s own childhood local library in Dudley. Tennille Rolingson, Jericho Prize [A] celebration of the vitality of storytelling, The Book of Legends made me laugh, made me teary, left me happy and hopeful. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

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. has seen further book commissions with a follow-up memoir in the pipeline, two books on the topic of diversity, and a series of children's books published through Pan Macmillan.The book is illustrated by Keenon Ferrell and its unabridged audiobook edition is read by the author.

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. Both kids use jokes, humour and storytelling to help them deal with the grief of losing their father the year before.

The following year he appeared with Norman Beaton in LWT's sitcom The Fosters, Britain's first comedy series with predominantly black performers. Yet it turns out that her stories serve as a portal to a another world: the Nine Dominions Along the way they face evil princes, murder fairies, mud monsters and even Vikings! However, stories are magical things – and it is not long before the pair discover that the Nine Dominions are of course real. 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.

Fran and Bran end up on a quest looking for their parents who have disappeared - taken by hooked lightening. This book is as laugh-out-loud funny as you’d expect, but it’s also packed with super-charged thrills, characters you really care about and a whole lot of heart. A story wrapped around legends, a brilliant family dynamic, a hilarious zebracorn and lots of lovely messages. Lots of lovely characters appeared and they are all wonderful - apart from the most obvious villian! While intended for readers aged 8 and older, I feel that like many Middle Grade books it will appeal to readers of all ages.His best friend Rosa is excited because one of her two dads is a television presenter and plans to make a nature programme about the pale, yellow amphibians with bulging red eyes. Lenny’s Production Company, Douglas Road, has achieved success in partnership with Burning Bright on the recently acclaimed The Commonwealth Kid documentary and has a host of other programmes in the pipeline. A] celebration of the vitality of storytelling, The Book of Legends made me laugh, made me teary, left me happy and hopeful. This book will be so useful for teachers to use as a good example of a modern adventure, with a twist. 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.

Lenny is a strong advocate for diversity, is the author of The Boy With Wings , and has co-written the book Access All Areas: The Diversity Manifesto for TV and Beyond . But four years on, history repeats itself when Mum disappears in similar circumstances, apparently taken by a fork of lightning. Luckily, the twins have Wilma, the Wizard's Wife, and Zachary, a wisecracking Zebracorn, to help them solve the mystery surrounding their parents’ disappearance.

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