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The Book of Legends: A hilarious and fast-paced quest adventure from bestselling comedian Lenny Henry

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As a reader of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman comics, Henry was accustomed to seeing the central character of Death as she appeared on the page, a white woman, originally inspired by the goth fashion designer Cinamon Hadley. The following year he appeared with Norman Beaton in LWT's sitcom The Fosters, Britain's first comedy series with predominantly black performers. Advance copies of that book come with a letter from Henry explaining his history as a fan of Tolkien’s Middle-earth and Lewis’s Narnia. Perfect for fans of fast-paced adventures, The Book of Legends, from comedian Lenny Henry is a laugh-out-loud magical story for 8 -12 year olds, read by the author. I promise you that I will keep my blog and the information here up to date and you will know everything that I'm doing.

Book of Legends by Sir Lenny Henry - Pan Macmillan The Book of Legends by Sir Lenny Henry - Pan Macmillan

When their mum mysteriously disappears in a lightning strike, just like their dad, the twins are all alone and know they have to stick together – if only to face their new guardian’s terrible cooking! He co-hosted the children's programme Tiswas from 1978 until 1981, and subsequently performed and wrote for the show Three of a Kind, with comedians Tracey Ullman and David Copperfield. He devised The Boy With Wings as a superhero story “because when I was young, there weren’t any who looked like me”.Splendidly diverse in subject, genre and style, this rich tapestry of verse is beautifully woven together by Chris Riddell’s characterful line drawings, which adorn every page. Tennille Rolingson, Jericho Prize [A] celebration of the vitality of storytelling, The Book of Legends made me laugh, made me teary, left me happy and hopeful. Wherever you are, wherever you're from, whatever race, colour, creed, gender, or sexuality, I say welcome, welcome, and once again, welcome.

Book of Legends by Lenny Henry (Hardback) The Book of Legends by Lenny Henry (Hardback)

And I don’t think I’ve planted my own garden very judiciously,” Henry says when we meet for lunch on a mild September afternoon. When I tell him that my nine-year-old daughter loved his Book of Legends so much that she stayed up for hours in bed with it, palely turning the pages long after she would normally have fallen asleep, Henry barks with pleasure. There is something for everyone in this superb poetry collection, which features a different poem for every day of the year.A superbly fun and witty story about stories and storytelling with wonderfully diverse representation - Twins Bran and Fran attend a British Sign Language school; Bran is deaf.

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