Bogwoppit (A Puffin Book)

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however, Aunt Lily and Samantha have never really got on, and Samantha does not feel wanted or loved.

The antisocial aunt lives in a mansion in a park, and absolutely does not want the girl staying there. Biography: Ursula Moray Williams was born on 19 April 1911 at Petersfield, Hampshire, ten minutes after her twin sister, Barbara.

The way the relationship develops between these two spiky and independent characters, who we can see are lonely and actually need each other, is fun to read and I think all children secretly dream of being able to speak to adults the way Samantha does and getting away with it! It is, she discovers, a bogwoppit, an animal assumed extinct, and one of many that come up through the drains from the outside pond. Firstly we have Samantha, an orphan who has been living with one of her aunts after her own mother died.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. My pick for the book I would take from my childhood favourites to read and reread on a desert island for June was Bogwoppit by Ursula Moray Williams. I'm glad Puffin republished these lesser known children's stories, and with wonderful covers which is always a good thing.Weaving humour, fantasy and suspense into a highly inventive story, its eco theme and larger-than-life characters ensure its popularity with today’s young readers. The appeal of this book is the humour and the sheer level of imagination that has gone into the story. THE BOGWOPPIT is a light-hearted, lively story, brilliantly told by Ursula Moray Williams, author of GOBBOLINO (also available in A Puffin Book series). Luckily, Samantha discovers a furry, blue-eyed creature living in the cellar: a bogwoppit, once believed to be extinct.

It used to make me think amazing things can happen to anyone, which is always the best kind of children’s book. Their relationship gets off to a shaky start, made all the more precarious by the unexpected appearance in the kitchen of a curious wide-eyed creature with a long furry tale, feathered wings and two webbed feet. After her husband's death in 1974, Ursula Moray Williams remained active, writing, gardening, giving talks and visiting her family in various parts of the world. Lucky for Samantha, then, to discover the small, furry creature living in the cellar; a bogwoppit - believed extinct - up till now.It is about an orphan girl whose guardian aunt was done with her and told her to go live with her antisocial aunt. Good reading from Bond, and plenty of creative sounds and effects to represent the Bogwoppit itself, and good distinction between characters. I think this is the genius of the writing, how the author manages to create a strong personality in a creature that has no language to communicate. En masse, they are quite annoying, but The-One-and-Only-Bogwoppit-in-the-World is different and becomes the star of the show.