Review: Delightfully British Read Aloud
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 3, 2013
The Kindle Book Review received a free copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. We are not affiliated with Amazon or the author.The author has stated that this story was meant to be read aloud while keeping the interest of the reader. I can't really speak to that, as I don't have a child of the right age to test it out on, and the attention spans of those I do have available to me are way too short.King Cuthbert is the King of the island Insolvia. He's childish, self centered, and hilariously silly. When it is revealed to him that the reason for the recent (and deliberate) ineptitude of his servants is that they haven't been paid lately, he takes action. I won't say what, just in case you decide to read it. And then, the story comes, as promised, to a rather abrupt end.I found myself wishing that this had come with pictures. I am way beyond needing pictures to get into a story, but I would love to see illustrations of the darling and funny descriptions of the scenes in the story. We have, for instance, the King sliding down the bannister of a morning, to be greeted by a straight faced uniformed footman at the bottom, who helps the King keep track of his record times. I would love to see that! There was the spoiled King's dismay at being served nothing but a carrot (as a waiting for his breakfast snack). The footman reassures him that the carrot is full of vitamins. "Vitamins haven't been discovered yet," grumbles the King.He turns out, in the end, to be a good hearted likable guy. Well told, it can be read (aloud or otherwise) with a smile-the wording is clever throughout and it is delightfully British.Jane McBride~The Kindle Book Review