Waterstones The Adventures of Alfie Onion
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Price: £6.99
Brand: Waterstones
Description: A stand-alone comic adventure for younger readers by sublime storyteller Vivian French, with pictures by Marta Kissi, a talented new illustrator and animator. A stand-alone comic adventure for younger readers by sublime storyteller Vivian French, with pictures by a talented new illustrator and animator, Marta Kissi. Alfie Onion has just set off on a great adventure . but only to carry his brother's luggage. It's his elder brother, Magnifico Onion, who's destined to win their family a Happily Ever After. But when it turns out Magnifico isn't half the hero he's cracked up to be, it falls to Alfie to save the day - with a little help from his loyal dog, a talking horse and a couple of meddling magpies. Waterstones The Adventures of Alfie Onion - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
Category: Books
Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9781406363104
Delivery cost: 2.99
ISBN: 9781406363104
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Author: sarah Gallagher
Rating: 5
Review: Great book. A good moral story. Had to buy for school reading list but pleasantly surprised how the story appealed to my daughter. Speedy delivery
Author: Luna's Little Library
Rating: 4
Review: 3.5 Stars The first chapter of The Adventures of Alfie Onion convinced me that I needed to read this book. It begins with Alfie’s mother, Aggie, who when she was young was given a book of fairy-tales. Upon realising that she herself was not going to get rescued by a prince she decides to create her own happily ever after by making a hero – Magnifico, her son. The story is very much like those fairy-tales; there are talking animals, trolls and ogres, a princess. You have Alfie Onion who wants to go on adventures and his much more suited as a hero by being clever and thoughtful of others, yet he is only there to look after his older brother Magnifico. I’m a little torn on Magnifico the ‘hero’ as he is spoilt but at the same time he is only what his upbringing made him. I enjoyed the writing and illustrations. I thought they worked well together. Vivian French made the story reminiscent of the tales I remember from when I was younger and I liked the animal characters. The Adventures of Alfie Onion can be read aloud, which I think might be a lot of fun if the reader was inclined to do voices for all the magical characters.
