MUMAGEDDON! And the Food Magician by dazzling new author Sonya Anise will delight Roald Dahl & Quentin Blake fans everywhere.
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Books Beautiful is thrilled to announce MUMAGEDDON! And the Food Magician, a deliciously laugh-out-loud middle-grade debut by dazzling new-comer Sonya Anise, an extraordinary writing and drawing talent with a wonderfully irreverent edge and wit akin to dream team Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake.
MUMAGEDDON! And the Food Magician is a riotously fun story of a budding chocolatier who loves baking. Though he’s a food magician, his loathsome stepmother bans him from the kitchen, and sends him to beastly boarding school where terror reigns and prefects rule. Seeking sweet revenge (using his culinary smarts) he mixes a potion, fingers crossed, to cause commotion…
Told in verse in a playful style reminiscent of Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes, it’s perfect for fans of best loved children’s classics George’s Marvellous Medicine and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Cinderella.
Sonya Anise’s rambunctious rollercoaster must-read will appeal to adults and children alike, and make you squeal with delight, fright and disgust! Bursting with vibrant full colour illustrations by the author on every page, from the first line to the last, this epic verse will grab your full attention, and you’ll read and re-read it again and again.
Though raucously silly, Sonya’s David Vs Goliath saga is ultimately a heart-warming tale about compromise, acceptance, forgiveness and unconditional love, and helps children see that relationships aren’t black and white. Rather than Good conquering Evil, the sweet only child and his merciless stepmonster find a middle ground by expressing their feelings, listening to one another and showing vulnerability. As celebrated British poet Philip Larkin reminded us, many behaviours are passed down. Sonya optimistically shows that through awareness we can shed the past and, ‘Start ANEW!’
“WARNING! I have mood-altering powers that may cause extreme giddiness and hilarity,” cautions the actual book, who continues it’s brilliant commentary throughout offering factual asides, and a voice of reason raising awareness of home safety in a wonderfully conspiratorial way that children love, giving them a sense of autonomy.
‘I wrote this story 25 years ago,’ explains Sonya, ‘but didn’t have the audacity to tell it. Determined to be heard, it whispered to me over the years until FINALLY I listened. And felt brave enough to say, “Hello everyone, this is for you!” I hope you enjoy it, and it inspires you to listen to your inner whisperings, and follow your dreams.’
Long in the making, it’s a comic triumph of outstanding originality worth waiting for. Sonya Anise’s extraordinarily brilliant book promises to be an instant hit, destined to become a classic beloved by children, parents (and hopefully stepmothers) everywhere.
First in a series of books (also written long ago), MUMAGEDDON! And the Food Magician will publish on 2nd December 2024 in special edition hardback and ebook, and be available from sonyaanise.world, booksbeautiful.com, Amazon , Kindle Direct, Waterstones and all good bookstores. If you’d like to support your local bookshop ask them to order you a copy.
SIGNED FIRST EDITIONS ARE AVAILABLE NOW ON PRE-ORDER EXCLUSIVELY FROM sonyaanise.world
MUMAGEDDON! And the Food Magician is a riotously fun story of a budding chocolatier who loves baking. Though he’s a food magician, his loathsome stepmother bans him from the kitchen, and sends him to beastly boarding school where terror reigns and prefects rule. Seeking sweet revenge (using his culinary smarts) he mixes a potion, fingers crossed, to cause commotion…
Told in verse in a playful style reminiscent of Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes, it’s perfect for fans of best loved children’s classics George’s Marvellous Medicine and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Cinderella.
Sonya Anise’s rambunctious rollercoaster must-read will appeal to adults and children alike, and make you squeal with delight, fright and disgust! Bursting with vibrant full colour illustrations by the author on every page, from the first line to the last, this epic verse will grab your full attention, and you’ll read and re-read it again and again.
Though raucously silly, Sonya’s David Vs Goliath saga is ultimately a heart-warming tale about compromise, acceptance, forgiveness and unconditional love, and helps children see that relationships aren’t black and white. Rather than Good conquering Evil, the sweet only child and his merciless stepmonster find a middle ground by expressing their feelings, listening to one another and showing vulnerability. As celebrated British poet Philip Larkin reminded us, many behaviours are passed down. Sonya optimistically shows that through awareness we can shed the past and, ‘Start ANEW!’
“WARNING! I have mood-altering powers that may cause extreme giddiness and hilarity,” cautions the actual book, who continues it’s brilliant commentary throughout offering factual asides, and a voice of reason raising awareness of home safety in a wonderfully conspiratorial way that children love, giving them a sense of autonomy.
‘I wrote this story 25 years ago,’ explains Sonya, ‘but didn’t have the audacity to tell it. Determined to be heard, it whispered to me over the years until FINALLY I listened. And felt brave enough to say, “Hello everyone, this is for you!” I hope you enjoy it, and it inspires you to listen to your inner whisperings, and follow your dreams.’
Long in the making, it’s a comic triumph of outstanding originality worth waiting for. Sonya Anise’s extraordinarily brilliant book promises to be an instant hit, destined to become a classic beloved by children, parents (and hopefully stepmothers) everywhere.
First in a series of books (also written long ago), MUMAGEDDON! And the Food Magician will publish on 2nd December 2024 in special edition hardback and ebook, and be available from sonyaanise.world, booksbeautiful.com, Amazon , Kindle Direct, Waterstones and all good bookstores. If you’d like to support your local bookshop ask them to order you a copy.
SIGNED FIRST EDITIONS ARE AVAILABLE NOW ON PRE-ORDER EXCLUSIVELY FROM sonyaanise.world
ABOUT SONYA ANISE
Sonya Anise studied art and design at Central St Martins in London. She went on to be a graphic designer, art director, fine artist, photographer and interior product designer. And now, a creator of fantastic children’s books! A true adventurer, she enjoys a nomadic life traveling off the beaten track in search of colour & culture, and all things weird and wonderful. Sonya’s currently on a small Balearic Island working on her next book, and can be visited at sonyaanise.world
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