A most unexpected adventure into a world unknown. Enter if you dare . . . The Caddy kids are having the best time. Dad's away hunting and eldest sister Kick is looking after Scruff, Pin and Bert u and they're loving it. Until they find out their father is missing . . . This is the story of how four loud, grubby urchins from the Aussie outback find themselves in the heart of London, where the first peacetime Christmas after the six long, hard years of World War II promises to be a big one. Except for the Caddy kids. Their Scrooge-like Uncle Basti hates children. He prefers the company of the hundreds of snakes in his terrace house u the fabled Kensington Reptilarium. But fate lends the Caddy kids a helping hand in the guise of the outraged authorities who want to close down the Reptilarium. With the police about to descend u and the kids about to riot if they don't get their Christmas wishes u can sour old Basti possibly be transformed in time? A feel-good tale that will have you cheering on these four fearless bush kids as they take on the world!
The Kensington Reptilarium
Four Aussie kids are shipped off to their eccentric and grumpy Uncle Basti after their father goes missing. They find themselves in a fantastical terrace house in the middle of Post WW2 London living with their uncles favoured companions, hundreds and hundreds of snakes. With the Reptilarium in danger of closing the Caddy kids rally to save it lead by fearless big sister Kick. This one of the most unique and charming YA/kids books out, its Enid Blyton meets Lemony Snicket. For readers 9-13.Reviewed by 08sv
QBD, 28/08/2014
