Awful Auntie

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I Frozen It was all a blur. At first there were only colours. Then lines. Slowly through the haze of Stella’s gaze the room eventually took shape. The little girl realised she was lying in her own bed. Her bedroom was just one of countless in this vast country house. To her right side stood her wardrobe, on her left sat a tiny dressing table, framed by a tall window. Stella knew her bedroom as well as she knew her own face. Saxby Hall had always been her home. But somehow, at this moment, everything seemed strange. Soot was an interesting character, though I knew what he was, his role and everything else, from the start. It was just so obvious that it would be odd had it been something else entirely. He was a good friend to Stella, though I felt sorry for the idea that she would lose him so soon. His accent was a bit annoying and it took me some time to get through the parts that featured him talking. We can see illustrations in this book that gives added essence to the story. I would like to recommend this book all, especially children. This book tells the story of Stella Saxby, the sole heir to Saxby Hall, who is plagued by her awful Aunt Alberta and her giant owl, who will stop at nothing to take her inheritance from her. [1] [2] Plot [ edit ]

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But I'm not going to give any author unconditional praise if it's not due. But I was disappointed by lots of things in this latest Walliams offering. Den britiske komikeren David Walliams har de siste femten årene skrevet barnebøker og blitt veldig populær i sjangeren. Tante Grusom ble utgitt på norsk i 2016 og handler om lille Stella og hennes tante Alberta. Når Stellas foreldre dør på tragisk vis, arver Stella herregården Saxby. Tante Alberta, og hennes nærmeste fortrolige, uglen Wagner, vil ikke godta denne arverekken, og gjør alt de kan for å slå kloa i herregården. Stella må stå opp mot tanten, og får uventet hjelp fra slottets spøkelse. Dette er en humoristisk og absurd fortelling om en moden tolvåring og en barnslig tante, med innslag av alvorlige tema ispedd rare og morsomme detaljer.What happens next? Will Aunt Alberta succeed her mission of claiming the inheritance? Is Stella’s parent’s accident being really an accident? Will Stella be able to figure out the truth? Lies the suspense of the story.

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II A Baby Vanishes Before we continue our story, I need to tell you a little more about Aunt Alberta, and why she was so awful. This is the Saxby family tree. Following their acclaimed productions of Gangsta Granny, Billionaire Boy and Demon Dentist, Birmingham Stage Company are proud to present a fabulous new production of David Walliams’ amazing adventure story, featuring a very large owl, a very small ghost and a very awful Auntie! I'm glad that children love these books. David Walliams is helping keep libraries and bookshops busy with children requesting his titles, just as J. K. Rowling has done, this generation are enjoying their books and hopefully spring-boarding to other authors and titles that will fire their imaginations.

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Don't tell me that stuff is okay because it's a kid's book or a funny book. It's not okay to present children with sloppy crap and bad writing. And to call the plot rambling and tissue-thin is to overpraise wildly. If you removed the blether, repetition and scenes that have no impact on the plot, it would be maybe 40pp long. The revenge plan? It was fun, but was that toilet part necessary? It felt silly, unnecessary and quite disgusting to read it. Pee and poo "humour" isn't something I want to see in books.