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The Ickabog: The bestselling fairytale, now illustrated by Ben Mantle de J. K. Rowling

The Ickabog: The bestselling fairytale, now illustrated by Ben Mantle

Autor J. K. Rowling Ilustrat de Ben Mantle
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 2 sep 2025 – vârsta de la 7 ani

În paginile acestui basm original, copiii vor experimenta o aventură plină de suspans, descoperind alături de protagoniști că cele mai mari temeri pot fi înfruntate cu speranță și loialitate. Observăm cu încântare cum J. K. Rowling construiește regatul Cornucopia — un loc al abundenței și al deliciilor gastronomice — doar pentru a-l pune sub umbra unei legende străvechi. Subliniem faptul că, deși pornește de la premisa unui monstru mitic, The Ickabog este o explorare profundă a modului în care miturile pot influența realitatea și pot pune la încercare integritatea unei națiuni. Notăm cu interes structura clasică a poveștii, care reușește să captiveze prin ritmul alert și prin dualitatea dintre atmosfera luminoasă a regatului și misterul cețos al mlaștinilor din nord. Ca și The Mythmakers de Tamzin Merchant, acest volum reușește să educe și să provoace imaginația fără a fi didactică, oferind o perspectivă nuanțată asupra curajului. Spre deosebire de complexitatea magică din Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Illustrated Edition, aici accentul cade pe puterea morală a unor copii obișnuiți în fața unor circumstanțe extraordinare. Ilustrațiile vibrante semnate de Ben Mantle aduc un plus de farmec vizual, transformând lectura într-o experiență imersivă, ideală pentru momentele de citit împreună în familie.

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ISBN-13: 9781510202771
ISBN-10: 1510202773
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 236 x 162 x 34 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Editura: Hachette Children's Group
Colecția Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte părinților care caută o poveste modernă cu structură de basm clasic pentru copii de peste 7 ani. Cititorul câștigă o lecție valoroasă despre discernământ și puterea adevărului într-o lume guvernată de mituri. Este un cadou excelent datorită ilustrațiilor deosebite, oferind o poartă de intrare accesibilă în universul literar creat de autoarea seriei Harry Potter.

Despre autor

J. K. Rowling este una dintre cele mai influente figuri ale literaturii contemporane, cunoscută la nivel mondial pentru crearea universului Harry Potter. Dincolo de succesul fenomenal al băiatului vrăjitor, Rowling și-a demonstrat versatilitatea prin scrierea unor romane polițiste sub pseudonimul Robert Galbraith și a unor povești de sine stătătoare pentru copii, precum The Ickabog și The Christmas Pig. Recunoscută pentru talentul de a țese alegorii complexe sub forma unor narațiuni accesibile, autoarea a primit numeroase distincții literare și este implicată activ în proiecte caritabile prin fundația sa, Lumos.

Descriere

Once upon a time there was a terrible monster called the Ickabog. ​Or so the story goes . . .
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Prepare for a legendary adventure from one of the world's greatest storytellers J.K. Rowling, now featuring striking illustrations from award-winning illustrator Ben Mantle.
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Once upon a time there was a tiny kingdom called Cornucopia, as rich in happiness as it was in gold, and famous for its food. From the delicate cream cheeses of Kurdsburg to the Hopes-of-Heaven pastries of Chouxville, each was so delicious that people wept with joy as they ate them.

But even in this happy kingdom, a monster lurks. Legend tells of a fearsome creature living far to the north in the Marshlands... the Ickabog. Some say it breathes fire, spits poison, and roars through the mist as it carries off wayward sheep and children alike. Some say it's just a myth...

And when that myth takes on a life of its own, casting a shadow over the kingdom, two children - best friends Bert and Daisy - embark on a great adventure to untangle the truth and find out where the real monster lies, bringing hope and happiness to Cornucopia once more.

Recenzii

[A] handsome volume...this is zinging storytelling with bite and a twist. It also has extraordinarily skilled and apt illustrations.
'A] gripping fairy tale, complete with delightful illustrations from young fans....ultimately it is a tale of good triumphing over evil, and a tribute to the power of hope and friendship. Surely set to become a classic. Children's Book of the Week
JK is back in children's territory with this glorious fairytale that has just the right mix of silliness and peril. It's peppered by children's drawings (those who won The Ickabog Illustration Competition this summer) and lends itself to being read aloud.
Her imagination is a marvel and her plotting ever-sophisticated in what could otherwise be deemed a simple tale....The illustration are thrilling, well chosen and a breath of fresh air. It's hard to put an age range on this book which, if read aloud, could captivate children as young as four or five, but will be lapped up especially by seven to ten-year-olds and entranced this 47-year-old.
Rowling's fairytale, first conceived as a bedtime story for her young children and released online chapter by chapter during lock down, gets a lavish hardback publication with illustrations by child readers from around the world.
An original fairy tale written by one of the nations favourite authors. A great addition to your children's reading collection, but an equally good read for adults who loved the Harry Potter series. Mythical creatures, horrible monsters and a perfectly happy kingdom called Cornucopia - what ever could go wrong?
High suspense, a glorious cast of villains, and plenty of jokes
This original fairytale by JK Rowling is about the power of hope and friendship to triumph against all odds.
JK Rowling at the height of her powers: charming, imaginative, big ideas for small people as fabulous characters
- from little Daisy Dovetail to snivelling Lord Spittleworth - come up against villains both real and imagined...Rowling began her journey with The Ickabog by reading her children a chapter each night. Aimed at readers between seven and nine, it's "best read aloud", for its lyricism and cliff-hangers both.

Thanks to COVID-19, JK Rowling rediscovered an unfinished tale that she had written for her own children ten years ago "in fits and starts" between the seven Harry Potter books. During lockdown she put it online for free, inviting the millions of children stuck at home around the world to contribute illustrations. Now, and in our darkest hour, it is published; and just like Harry Potter, it is a light for when other lights go out....
The winning illustrations by children of 7-11 from Australia, New Zealand, India, Ireland and Britain are a delightful touch, and royalties are donated to the Volant Charitable Trust to assist groups particularly hurt by Covid-19. Rowling has written some entertaining novels for adults, but it is as a children's writer that she has achieved phenomenal world-wide fame. The Ickabog won't just be put under every lucky child's Christmas tree: it is a monster hit that deserves to be.

Coronavirus has touched everything, and children's literature reflects this sooner than other forms. Many have been gripped by JK Rowling's online children's novel, The Ickabog (ages 6+), published in print this autumn by Little, Brown. With King Fred's country in the grip of lies, corruption, murder and incompetence, it is a strangely relevant and darkly funny treat.
J.K. Rowling has written a book for children - and you know what? It's a charmer. The Ickabog was created for her own children between the Harry Potter books (how does she do it?) and was stashed away until the arrival of Covid, when she found that children were stuck indoors without much to do. So she published it online initially and invited illustrations from her young readers. Now it's a proper book, with some of those pictures.
It's not a bit like HP. It has some of the elements, including fabulous eatables, but it's more of a fairy story. Think A.A. Milne's Once Upon a Time crossed with Eva Ibbotson's The Abominables with a bit of Fattipuffs and Thinnifers and you're there. There's a terrifically vain king, Fred, abominable courtiers, feisty child heroes, Bert and Daisy, and a monster who is, well, I can't really say, can I?

The Ickabog reminds us what a great storyteller JK Rowling is. In this original fairytale the fearsome Ickabog who has been terrorising the kingdom of Cornucopia turns out not to be as scary as everyone thought. Featuring illustrations from young readers around the world, including an Irish 8-year-old, this is a beautiful production whose profits go to a good cause.

Notă biografică

J.K. ROWLING is the author of the enduringly popular, era-defining Harry Potter seven-book series, which have sold over 600 million copies in 85 languages, been listened to as audiobooks for over one billion hours and made into eight smash hit movies. To accompany the series, she wrote three short companion volumes for charity, including Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which went on to inspire a new series of films featuring Magizoologist Newt Scamander. Harry's story as a grown-up was continued in a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which J.K. Rowling wrote with playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany.
In 2020, she returned to publishing for younger children with the fairy tale The Ickabog, the royalties for which she donated to her charitable trust, Volant, to help charities working to alleviate the social effects of the Covid 19 pandemic. Her latest children's novel, The Christmas Pig, was published in 2021.
J.K. Rowling has received many awards and honours for her writing, including for her detective series written under the name Robert Galbraith. She supports a wide number of humanitarian causes through Volant, and is the founder of the international children's care reform charity Lumos. J.K. Rowling lives in Scotland with her family.