![]() ![]() This is a classic children’s adventure caper, with mythological sea-monsters, shadowy villains, and age-old vendettas. The storyĪll of the above would be pointless without a good story, which Malamander has in spades. The setting of the book is part of what makes it so great. There’s even a rolling sea mist for atmospheric effect. Malamander channels British Seaside faded grandeur. There’s a fish and chip shop on the pier. The Malamander is mythical sea creature (with, it has to be said, a fabulous back story.) The Grand Nautilus Hotel is in a town called Eerie on Sea. ![]() ![]() With the help of a macabre mechanical monkey. A peculiar bookshop where you don’t choose the books, but they choose you. The Eerie Book Dispensaryīook geeks will love this place. Herbie vows to help Violet find her parents again. When Violet Parma turns up, it turns out she went missing, along with her parents 12 years earlier. Some of these things have been lying around for decades, which further taps into the Anderson-like surreal vibe. It’s his job to reunite for things left at the hotel with their owners. Herbie is the “Lost and Founder,” who works in the Lost and Found office. This post was sponsored by Candlewick Press.The action starts at the Grand Nautilus Hotel, which immediately conjures images of something out of Wes Anderson’s instant-classic film. ![]()
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