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Kevin: Roly-Poly Flying Pony #2
Kevin's Great Escape
Famous pop star Misty Twiglet has moved to Bumbleford and she wants to meet roly-poly flying pony, Kevin - it's so exciting - she promised him biscuits!
But when Kevin is captured in Misty's back garden, things become serious and there isn't a biscuit in sight.
Kevin's best friend Max must come to the rescue. Free Kevin!
But when Kevin is captured in Misty's back garden, things become serious and there isn't a biscuit in sight.
Kevin's best friend Max must come to the rescue. Free Kevin!
156 pages, Hardcover
Published September 5, 2019
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Philip Reeve
171 books2,723 followersPhilip Reeve was born and raised in Brighton, where he worked in a bookshop for a number of years while also co-writing, producing and directing a number of no-budget theatre projects.
Philip then began illustrating and has since provided cartoons for around forty children's books, including the best-selling Horrible Histories, Murderous Maths and Dead Famous series.
Railhead, published by Oxford University Press, will be published in the UK in October 2015
Pugs of the Frozen North, written with Sarah McIntyre, is out now.
Philip then began illustrating and has since provided cartoons for around forty children's books, including the best-selling Horrible Histories, Murderous Maths and Dead Famous series.
Railhead, published by Oxford University Press, will be published in the UK in October 2015
Pugs of the Frozen North, written with Sarah McIntyre, is out now.
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February 10, 2020
A brand-new Kevin book... this time he gets ponynapped by a popstar and her manager!
I read this book in Dutch, but will be writing this review in English. I definitely want to add this book to my shelves. I just decided to go for the Dutch edition because I just wasn't getting to buying the English book (I got so many other books that demand to be bought) and libraries here don't really buy a lot of English books.
We continue the story after the events of the last one. We see Kevin and his best friend Max and his family. All seems quiet, until the world-famous superstar Misty pops up in town and she is ready to add some new creatures to her new home + big garden. And so begins a brand-new adventure in which Kevin gets captured and Max and his sister have to save the day. I was excited by the whole premise and I was delighted to see new characters pop up. A mermaid, a faun with fabulous sweaters/vests that I would love to wear or make (give me the pattern), a dragon, a gorgon (with a twist that absolutely delighted me and I was proud what she did). Eep! I just love the fantastical world that Philip and Sarah make and how much more potential there is for further stories.
The rescue was wonderful and I loved the plan Max and Daisy had.
Oh, and I loved seeing the guinea pigs again. Those silly adventurous critters, though I do feel for their owner.
BTW, I loved Misty and I had a quick inkling on what was going on with her and that manager of hers. I won't spoil anything of course. You will just have to read this book and find out.
I have to say I wasn't a big fan of Daisy in this book. I get that she was totally crazy for that popstar, but if your parents and everyone else have said no to the whole bringing Kevin to a popstar, don't do it. That is just dumb. I get she is a kid, I get that she is totally infatuated, but this just frustrated me. I was just rolling my eyes.
The illustrations were once again fab! As expected. :)
All in all, I hope we get more Kevin books. What is next? Will we see Misty again? Will we see any of the other characters again? I would like so.
I would recommend this book to everyone looking for a fun and magical book with plenty of cookies.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I read this book in Dutch, but will be writing this review in English. I definitely want to add this book to my shelves. I just decided to go for the Dutch edition because I just wasn't getting to buying the English book (I got so many other books that demand to be bought) and libraries here don't really buy a lot of English books.
We continue the story after the events of the last one. We see Kevin and his best friend Max and his family. All seems quiet, until the world-famous superstar Misty pops up in town and she is ready to add some new creatures to her new home + big garden. And so begins a brand-new adventure in which Kevin gets captured and Max and his sister have to save the day. I was excited by the whole premise and I was delighted to see new characters pop up. A mermaid, a faun with fabulous sweaters/vests that I would love to wear or make (give me the pattern), a dragon, a gorgon (with a twist that absolutely delighted me and I was proud what she did). Eep! I just love the fantastical world that Philip and Sarah make and how much more potential there is for further stories.
The rescue was wonderful and I loved the plan Max and Daisy had.
Oh, and I loved seeing the guinea pigs again. Those silly adventurous critters, though I do feel for their owner.
BTW, I loved Misty and I had a quick inkling on what was going on with her and that manager of hers. I won't spoil anything of course. You will just have to read this book and find out.
I have to say I wasn't a big fan of Daisy in this book. I get that she was totally crazy for that popstar, but if your parents and everyone else have said no to the whole bringing Kevin to a popstar, don't do it. That is just dumb. I get she is a kid, I get that she is totally infatuated, but this just frustrated me. I was just rolling my eyes.
The illustrations were once again fab! As expected. :)
All in all, I hope we get more Kevin books. What is next? Will we see Misty again? Will we see any of the other characters again? I would like so.
I would recommend this book to everyone looking for a fun and magical book with plenty of cookies.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
May 6, 2024
I personally wasn’t a big fan of this one (I know I’m not the target audience), I much preferred the first one. However, my kids’ votes are in and they are obsessed with this series! Here is what they had to say:
“I liked the whole book”
“I liked the beginning part because it says biscuits go in and biscuits go out”
“I like all of the chapters”
“The chapters were interesting and I really liked the book. The book was funny”
“It’s the best book out of all of the books!”
“I liked the great escape”
“I loved the book because it was funny and because Kevin said biscuits and it was funny and lovely”
“The whole book was interesting for me”
“The book was funny and scary and I loved the book”
“I liked when Baz Gumption was sitting and he was stuck to the chair”
“I liked the book because the book was funny”
“I liked the ending of the book”
“I loved it”
“I liked the middle”
“I liked the roly poly flying pony when Max finds Kevin in the old book”
“I liked the chapters”
“I liked the whole book”
“I liked the beginning part because it says biscuits go in and biscuits go out”
“I like all of the chapters”
“The chapters were interesting and I really liked the book. The book was funny”
“It’s the best book out of all of the books!”
“I liked the great escape”
“I loved the book because it was funny and because Kevin said biscuits and it was funny and lovely”
“The whole book was interesting for me”
“The book was funny and scary and I loved the book”
“I liked when Baz Gumption was sitting and he was stuck to the chair”
“I liked the book because the book was funny”
“I liked the ending of the book”
“I loved it”
“I liked the middle”
“I liked the roly poly flying pony when Max finds Kevin in the old book”
“I liked the chapters”
February 2, 2023
The second in the series and another pleasure to read with my son. So please to have found these in the library and I hope the newest one comes out there too.
January 6, 2025
Lapsi sai toivomiaan Kevin-kirjoja joululahjaksi ja minäkin sain lukulistalle sarjan seuraavat osat. Tämä Kevinin huikea pako jatkoi samalla linjalla ensimmäisen osan kanssa, oli huumoria ja seikkailua ja karkailevia marsuja.
Kirjaan on onnistuttu saamaan mukavan vaihteleva ja monipolvinen tarina, siitä huolimatta että tekstiä on suhteellisen vähän. Kirjan runsas ja ilmeikäs kuvitus on osa viehätystä.
Ainoa isompi puute oli jo edellisessä osassa silmiin pistänyt suomennoksen kökköys, mikä on erityisen harmillista kun kyseessä on lapsille suunnattu kirja. Tässä toisessa osassa poikkeuksellisen kummalliselta omaan korvaani kuulosti termin "athlete's foot" käännös: atleetin jalka. Koin tarpeelliseksi selittää sen lapselleni jälkeenpäin, koska hän ei ilmeisesti ollut ymmärtänyt lukemaansa.
Kirjaan on onnistuttu saamaan mukavan vaihteleva ja monipolvinen tarina, siitä huolimatta että tekstiä on suhteellisen vähän. Kirjan runsas ja ilmeikäs kuvitus on osa viehätystä.
Ainoa isompi puute oli jo edellisessä osassa silmiin pistänyt suomennoksen kökköys, mikä on erityisen harmillista kun kyseessä on lapsille suunnattu kirja. Tässä toisessa osassa poikkeuksellisen kummalliselta omaan korvaani kuulosti termin "athlete's foot" käännös: atleetin jalka. Koin tarpeelliseksi selittää sen lapselleni jälkeenpäin, koska hän ei ilmeisesti ollut ymmärtänyt lukemaansa.
January 19, 2021
Such a fun book to read with small children. Loved every second of it.
January 8, 2022
Pullea lentävä poni Kevin joutuu vangiksi poptähden puutarhaan muutamien muiden myyttisten otusten kera. Perushyvä lastenromaani Reeven ja McIntyren tarinatehtaalta.
January 11, 2022
פחות מצחיק מהרגיל, פחות מרגש, ובעיקר פחות עוגיות.
March 13, 2022
It's a really good book
August 23, 2022
Harriet says I should actually give it ten million stars, but I don't think I can do that.
August 31, 2022
4.8 ⭐️
A fost frumoasă dar putea mai mult...
A fost frumoasă dar putea mai mult...
October 6, 2022
I really liked this book
dnf
June 27, 2023DNF. The narrator annoyed me. But he’s probably a great reader for kids, who are, after all, the target audience.
October 16, 2023
Cawpile: 8.79 4.5*
May 5, 2024
Czytałam gdy byłam młodsza idealnie wspominam 🥹🥹
July 18, 2024
Ik hou gewoon van Kevin.
July 31, 2024
My son absolutely loved this, and so did I.
It had all the charm and wit and humour of the first book, but the plot was sooo much better.
It had all the charm and wit and humour of the first book, but the plot was sooo much better.
October 25, 2019
This book has great artwork and looks aesthetically pleasing. It has silver gilt edges for the pages, a solid hardcover with a glittery silver flying pony on it, and cute artwork in the book too from front to back and back to front again. Lots of little details have gone into the artwork that show that more than the bare minimum went into them. For example the characters are climbing a staircase in a dark corridor in one scene and a monster is placed under the stair, an extra detail as he plays no part in the story, then later they descend the staircase and he is still there, both scenes depicting him in his everyday monster life doing everyday monster things. Also I like the mermaid character and how she resembles the artist somewhat with her pointy spectacles. So this is definitely a stylish book but is it style over substance?
The story tells the tale of Kevin, a roly-poly flying pony, and is the second book in the series. No knowledge of the first is required as there is an excellent recap chapter introducing the main characters and their situation. Kevin lives with Max in a block of flats. Kevin has a nest on the top and Max lives with his family just below. That includes his sister Daisy who is super excited. That's because her favourite pop star is moving to their locale. "Spooky pop sensation Misty Twiglet has bought Gloomsbury Grange near Bumbleford.... The house will be Misty's country retreat when she isn't busy recording albums or playing concerts in packed stadiums."
But there are problems - Misty's manager Baz Gumption wants Kevin to live with him and Misty. "Misty's new place has a HUGE garden - acres of land - and she's asked me to find some interesting animals to live in it. And what could be more interesting than a real, live, flying pony?" Kevin and family of course refuse, but Daisy wants to meet her favourite pop star and is tricked into signing Kevin over to Misty and his manager. And Kevin isn't the only one as there's a whole menagerie of strange creatures there, all from the wild, wet hills of the Outermost West, just like Kevin." Baz Gumption and that pop star tricked us into coming here, and now we can't escape."
The plot perhaps is a bit simple but it is the imaginative things happening (flying pony who eats biscuits) and the gentle comedy that are the driving forces. And the book certainly looks the part. So kids should like.
The story tells the tale of Kevin, a roly-poly flying pony, and is the second book in the series. No knowledge of the first is required as there is an excellent recap chapter introducing the main characters and their situation. Kevin lives with Max in a block of flats. Kevin has a nest on the top and Max lives with his family just below. That includes his sister Daisy who is super excited. That's because her favourite pop star is moving to their locale. "Spooky pop sensation Misty Twiglet has bought Gloomsbury Grange near Bumbleford.... The house will be Misty's country retreat when she isn't busy recording albums or playing concerts in packed stadiums."
But there are problems - Misty's manager Baz Gumption wants Kevin to live with him and Misty. "Misty's new place has a HUGE garden - acres of land - and she's asked me to find some interesting animals to live in it. And what could be more interesting than a real, live, flying pony?" Kevin and family of course refuse, but Daisy wants to meet her favourite pop star and is tricked into signing Kevin over to Misty and his manager. And Kevin isn't the only one as there's a whole menagerie of strange creatures there, all from the wild, wet hills of the Outermost West, just like Kevin." Baz Gumption and that pop star tricked us into coming here, and now we can't escape."
The plot perhaps is a bit simple but it is the imaginative things happening (flying pony who eats biscuits) and the gentle comedy that are the driving forces. And the book certainly looks the part. So kids should like.
October 11, 2019
I love Kevin! Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre are a dynamite team who never disappoint and this is another rollicking, fun-filled adventure from them.
Kevin the biscuit-obsessed flying pony is back again with Max and his family. When Max's sister Daisy gets the chance to meet her pop idol Misty Twiglet, Kevin gets caught and added to Misty's collection of magical creatures. It's up to Max and Daisy to break Kevin out, with the help of Kevin's new friends.
I loved the new characters, including Cardigan Fawn (a cardigan loving fawn), Zola (a gorgon who's not very good at turning people to stone) and Cedric the centaur. I also loved seeing Iris the mermaid again, who's a regular character in Philip and Sarah's books. There are lots of little details to spot in the illustrations too and the endpapers are fantastic as always (like the 'Care and Feeding of a Flying Pony').
I hope to read more adventures of Kevin soon.
Kevin the biscuit-obsessed flying pony is back again with Max and his family. When Max's sister Daisy gets the chance to meet her pop idol Misty Twiglet, Kevin gets caught and added to Misty's collection of magical creatures. It's up to Max and Daisy to break Kevin out, with the help of Kevin's new friends.
I loved the new characters, including Cardigan Fawn (a cardigan loving fawn), Zola (a gorgon who's not very good at turning people to stone) and Cedric the centaur. I also loved seeing Iris the mermaid again, who's a regular character in Philip and Sarah's books. There are lots of little details to spot in the illustrations too and the endpapers are fantastic as always (like the 'Care and Feeding of a Flying Pony').
I hope to read more adventures of Kevin soon.
January 11, 2020
A simple, quick, but enjoyable adventure.
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