Muncle Trogg And The Flying Donkey by Janet Foxley
The Blurb On The Back:
Muncle Trogg, the tiny giant, is worried.
His home is showing signs of exploding, but all the other giants care about is celebrating that the humans down the mountain have gone.
Luckily for Muncle, his friend Emily has stayed behind - and if they won’t listen to him, then perhaps she can think of something … Ee-aw!
Muncle Trogg, the smallest giant on Mount Grumble, should be happy. His younger brother Grit doesn’t bully him any more and King Thortless is going to announce that Muncle is the new Wise Man for the giants following Biblos’s retirement. But ever since Muncle’s friend, Emily, told him that Mount Grumble was a volcano that could erupt at any time, he’s been worried. Now there are signs that the volcano is waking up. Goo is seeping up higher and higher into the giants’ homes, the water runs hot all the time and there’s a horrible cloud of ash over the mountain. Until Muncle’s officially announced as Wise Man, though, no one will listen to his warnings. Fortunately Emily and Snarg are around to help him, which is good, because with the mountain waking up, the giants are going to need all the help they can get …
Janet Foxley’s sequel to the charming and critically acclaimed MUNCLE TROGG is an equally charming affair that takes the small giant and gives him a real crisis to deal with.
I love Muncle and the world of the giants, with their own language (“wibblewit” being a particularly amusing insult that the giants bandy around to each other), own food (I love the fungus porridge) and their strange notions of beauty and fun. The friendship between Emily and Muncle is a delight and there’s a lot to enjoy in the way they support and help each other - particularly through the introduction of the Wonder Donkey, which I won’t spoil but which genuinely had me sniggering. Equally charming is the relationship that Muncle has with his own family, who are incredibly proud of his achievements and while I did miss Grit upside-downing him, there’s still much to enjoy in their misguided attempts to help him.
The story itself rockets along at a terrific pace, interspersed by wonderful illustrations by Steve Wells. The book itself ends on a bit of a cliffhanger and I really can’t wait to see what’s in store next for Muncle and his friends.
The Verdict:
Janet Foxley’s sequel to the delightful MUNCLE TROGG is a thoroughly charming delight from start to finish with some very funny illustrations by Steve Wells. Any child aged 7+ will love it and I can’t wait to read Muncle’s next adventure.
Muncle Trogg, the tiny giant, is worried.
His home is showing signs of exploding, but all the other giants care about is celebrating that the humans down the mountain have gone.
Luckily for Muncle, his friend Emily has stayed behind - and if they won’t listen to him, then perhaps she can think of something … Ee-aw!
Muncle Trogg, the smallest giant on Mount Grumble, should be happy. His younger brother Grit doesn’t bully him any more and King Thortless is going to announce that Muncle is the new Wise Man for the giants following Biblos’s retirement. But ever since Muncle’s friend, Emily, told him that Mount Grumble was a volcano that could erupt at any time, he’s been worried. Now there are signs that the volcano is waking up. Goo is seeping up higher and higher into the giants’ homes, the water runs hot all the time and there’s a horrible cloud of ash over the mountain. Until Muncle’s officially announced as Wise Man, though, no one will listen to his warnings. Fortunately Emily and Snarg are around to help him, which is good, because with the mountain waking up, the giants are going to need all the help they can get …
Janet Foxley’s sequel to the charming and critically acclaimed MUNCLE TROGG is an equally charming affair that takes the small giant and gives him a real crisis to deal with.
I love Muncle and the world of the giants, with their own language (“wibblewit” being a particularly amusing insult that the giants bandy around to each other), own food (I love the fungus porridge) and their strange notions of beauty and fun. The friendship between Emily and Muncle is a delight and there’s a lot to enjoy in the way they support and help each other - particularly through the introduction of the Wonder Donkey, which I won’t spoil but which genuinely had me sniggering. Equally charming is the relationship that Muncle has with his own family, who are incredibly proud of his achievements and while I did miss Grit upside-downing him, there’s still much to enjoy in their misguided attempts to help him.
The story itself rockets along at a terrific pace, interspersed by wonderful illustrations by Steve Wells. The book itself ends on a bit of a cliffhanger and I really can’t wait to see what’s in store next for Muncle and his friends.
The Verdict:
Janet Foxley’s sequel to the delightful MUNCLE TROGG is a thoroughly charming delight from start to finish with some very funny illustrations by Steve Wells. Any child aged 7+ will love it and I can’t wait to read Muncle’s next adventure.