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Monny destroys the Peppers’ bakery, feels devastated by what he has done and seeks help to secure a new one.
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Vivian French, illustrated by Pauline Gregory - Author
A playful fantasy adventure combines a damaged family business, an apologetic young ogre and a kingdom facing an attempted takeover. Its pleasures include imaginative names, chocolate-cake humour and characters working together to repair harm and restore stability.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA playful fantasy adventure combines a damaged family business, an apologetic young ogre and a kingdom facing an attempted takeover. Its pleasures include imaginative names, chocolate-cake humour and characters working together to repair harm and restore stability.
Monny destroys the Peppers’ bakery, feels devastated by what he has done and seeks help to secure a new one.
King Ogle is described as kind-hearted but trusting, while Hogspittle installs himself as prime minister and prepares to take the throne.
Jimmy, Maudie, Gran and Monny work together to free the king, restore the kingdom and protect the Peppers’ livelihood.
There are upsetting moments involving the bakery’s destruction, a captured family member, imprisonment and political threat. The tone is presented as joyful and comic, but individual readers may still want support discussing danger and loss.
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Trouble in Ogreville by Vivian French, illustrated by Pauline Gregory
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