The Witch’s Vacuum Cleaner: And Other Stories
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Do you believe in magic? Can you imagine that poor old Mr Swimble could see a mysterious vacuum cleaner in the morning, and make cheese sandwiches and yellow elephants magically appear by the afternoon? This book includes tales about food fights, pirates, bouncing rabbits and magical pigeons.
Uitgever : Penguin Random House Children’s UK
Publicatiedatum : 15 juni 2017
Editie : Eerste editie
Taal : Engels
Printlengte : 336 pagina’s
ISBN-10 : 055257449X
ISBN-13 : 978-0552574495
Gewicht van item : 234 g
Leeftijd lezen : 7 – 9 jaar
Afmetingen : 12.93 x 2.06 x 19.69 cm
Leerjaarniveau : 2 – 4
Curious Northerner –
Terry Practchett will go in down in future generations as one of the most witty, political and cultural observant writers of a generation. His DiscWorld series covers so much of what society is and the people in it whilst simultaneously making you laugh at the ridiculous scenarios they find themselves in.The Witch’s Vacuum Cleaner sits outside of the DiscWorld series, it is a collection of short stories which could be aimed at younger readers, his colourful writing, drama and laughability is hugely evident and my children 8 and 10 and I find it funny for different reasons.Give it a go….
Francois Cherpion –
Thank you for your art, Sir. We miss you.Of course, nothing to do with Discworld or stand alone novels like Strata, or Good Omens, or Nation.But those short stories are fun and are a good introduction to Sir Terry’s works, especially for young readers.
Gerd Schwaderer –
Loves it, read it through during short vacation. Terry Pratched at his best, taken the fact he wrote it as a teenager, unbelievable.
Wulfstan –
Lots of great stuff here for the devoted pTerry Fan.Mr Swimble and his bad day and the mysterious vacuum cleaner is the title story, and it is funny, phantasmagorical and lighthearted. We also have a great little pirate tale,Fourteen funny (and not so funny) gems from the talented pen of Sir Terry Pratchett.If you loved Dragons at Crumbling Castle, the stories from Terry’s early days at the Bucks Free Press, you’ll love this. Some are a little dated of course. In a supposedly “modern’ story many of today’s everyday conveniences are no where to be seen… which might be a Good Thing….Aimed mostly at the younger audience, full of whimsy and sillyness. Sometimes with a point.Illustrated throughout by the fabulous Mark Beech, the illustrations work very well with this collection. There’s also a bit of silliness with thetypeface at times.Several are set in the Wild Welsh town of Llandanffwnfafegettupagogo (and yes, i had to cut and paste that one, and i am still not sure I got it right!).”Rincemangle, The Gnome of Even Moor” later became Truckers, and there are other hints of pTerry’s mad genius to come sprinkled throughout.
Tony Lloyd –
Great book for younger readers – Terry makes it a lot of fun.