📖 Book Review ~ Mumageddon! And The Food Magician by Sonya Anise

 

Books Beautiful
12 December 2024

My thanks to Cameron Publicity for my copy of this book

MUMAGEDDON! And the Food Magician is a deliciously laugh-out-loud 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 rambunctious rollercoaster must-read for all ages, will make kids squeal with delight, fright and disgust!

Bursting with vibrant full colour illustrations on every page, and told in verse 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 and Cinderella.

Though fantastically silly, this David Vs Goliath saga is ultimately a heart-warming tale about compromise, acceptance, forgiveness and unconditional love, with a great message about following your passion and using your voice.

Enjoyed by the whole family, Sonya’s raucous rhyme rolls off the tongue and is really fun to read aloud – you'll want to read and re-read it again and again.

A comic triumph of outstanding originality, MUMAGEDDON! And the Food Magician is destined to become a classic beloved by children, parents (and hopefully stepmothers) everywhere.

📖 My Thoughts..

You're never too old for a children's book and I have enjoyed reading this fun rhyming story although it would also appeal to young readers who enjoy colourful illustrations and an intrepid chocolatier who gets sent away to boarding school by his beastly step-mother. Whilst at boarding school he uses his culinary skills to his advantage with unexpected results. The story has snippets of useful information, a note on home safety and a reminder not to try some of the experiments at home which acts a useful reminder to both children and adults alike.

Coming in at around 100 pages, its a generous sized book, which is a perfect size for confident readers aged about 8 and upwards, although I am sure its also one of those interesting books which can be read together as a bedtime story, The rhyming is good and sets its own pace, the illustrations are fun and colourful and the Food Magician is a delightful character. There is a message in the story about following what you believe in and also about learning to understand and compromise.

About the Author

Sonya Anise is a fine artist, photographer and interior product designer who studied art and design at Central Saint Martins. Born in Dublin to British parents, Sonya has lived in England, Ireland, Spain, Australia, Costa Rica and Mexico.

Sonya enjoys a nomadic life traveling of the beaten track in search of colour. and all things weird and wonderful. She is also passionate about cooking ( and especially chocolate)

Being an ocean lover, Sonya's currently on a small Balearic Island working on her next book...