A Riddle for a King (Times Children’s Book of the Week, from the bestselling author of the Etymologicon)
Mark Forsyth author Matthew Land illustrator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:David Fickling Books
Published:12th Sep '24
Should be back in stock very soon
An exciting adventure, filled with magic, fun, friendships, and weird and wonderful creatures! The story introduces readers to some brain-bendy puzzles and might just convince you that up is down and down is up . . .
An exciting adventure, filled with magic, fun, friendships and weird and wonderful creatures! The story introduces readers to some brain-bendy puzzles and might just convince you that up is down and down is up...Philo longs for freedom and adventure, and he most certainly gets it when he lands in the strangest of lands: a place where nothing makes sense, a place packed with riddles and paradoxes. Will Philo ever make it home? Will he make sense of the conundrums that litter his path? An addictive, delightfully bamboozling story sure to thrill and intrigue puzzle-loving readers.
A total delight . . . the riddling 21st century heir to The Phantom Tollbooth and Alice in Wonderland - witty, nonsensical, paradoxical and completely charming. Just don't get turned into a teapot . . . * Piers Torday *
Alice in Wonderland meets Descartes . . . absurdly sophisticated but, above all, very good fun * The Times, Children's Book of the Week *
Riddles, puzzles and philosophical concepts are seamlessly woven into this hilarious tale, providing plenty of fun and laughter, as well as food for thought. Imaginative and utterly bonkers * BookTrust *
This wonderfully bonkers book, which made me smile from the very first page, is unlike anything I have read in a long time . . . perfect for an imaginative KS2 reader who loves adventure stories * Books for Topics *
Completely surreal and utterly entertaining * Through the Bookshelf *
Highly entertaining * Guardian, praise for Mark Forsyth *
Sparkling * Daily Telegraph, praise for Mark Forsyth *
Addictive * The Times, praise for Mark Forsyth *
ISBN: 9781788453165
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
256 pages