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Edie and the Flits #2
Edie and the Flits in Paris
In a new magical story about friendship, family and the importance of noticing the little things in life, Edie and the Flits are off to Paris for another adventure!Praise for EDIE AND THE BOX OF 'Charming' Sunday TimesWhen Edie's dad, who is in charge of London Underground's Lost Property Office, is invited to Paris's Bureau of Found Things, Edie and her friends jump at the chance to join him. But to her horror, Edie discovers that the Flits who live in Paris are in danger. A collector is capturing them to create decorative scenes and putting them up for sale!Can Edie and her friends rescue the glasshouse flits before it's too late?A must-read for fans of HARKLIGHTS and THE BORROWERS.
- GenresFantasy
215 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 1, 2022
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About the author
Kate Wilkinson
2 booksKate Wilkinson grew up in Sussex and started her career in Theatre in Education in Manchester famously playing the part of a large intestine in a science show. She moved to London and joined BBC Schools Radio and her first commission was for a long-running series of stories for the pre-school radio programme Listening Corner. She then spent fifteen years at BBC Radio 4 as a reporter and producer working primarily on arts programmes, literary features and readings such as on Book at Bedtime and Book of the Week. She has continued to work freelance for the last fifteen years producing a vast array of ‘sounds’ still for the BBC, and most recently in readings for Radio 4 and audiobooks for Penguin and Bloomsbury.
It was a joy for the most part, but she wanted to get back to writing stories rather than recording them and so she applied for the MA in Writing for Children at Bath Spa University in 2015. Edie and The Box of Flits is her first book and is the first of two Edie stories. Kate lives in London with her partner Ian who is a news journalist and their two boys who are now 18 and 20 and sadly no longer keen on being read bedtime stories.
It was a joy for the most part, but she wanted to get back to writing stories rather than recording them and so she applied for the MA in Writing for Children at Bath Spa University in 2015. Edie and The Box of Flits is her first book and is the first of two Edie stories. Kate lives in London with her partner Ian who is a news journalist and their two boys who are now 18 and 20 and sadly no longer keen on being read bedtime stories.
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December 30, 2022
Aw, what a wonderful magical story that’s made me quite emotional after reading it. Edie’s dad is heading to France during the half term to meet the head of the Lost Property Office in Paris. He brings along Edie and her friend Naz with him too, and because Naz is supposed to be looking after her little sister during the half term, she’s also coming along. But after visiting the Flits camp in London before they leave, Naz’s sister Sami has sneaked in a young flit called Pea along for the journey, as well as Nid and Impy. Now Edie and Naz have to look after her three flit friends while also keeping Sami safe and stopping her from revealing the flits to strangers.
This is such a brilliant story taking place this time on the Paris Metro instead of the London Underground like the first book did. Edie and Naz soon discover what Sami has done once they arrive in Paris and they soon find a friend in a young boy called Fabien who spends his time in the Parisian Lost Property Office. While Naz and Sami are trusting of Fabian from the start, Edie is more wary of him. Soon it becomes clear there are flits in Paris too, although something bad seems to be happening to some of them. I like what happens in this story and how different the Parisian flits are with their miniature motorcycles and bicycles.
While at first Edie and the others are enjoying the sights of Paris, they soon meet a Mr Victor Rottier who specialises in creating small scenes in glass domes. I like what happens when Fabien leads them to Victor Rottier’s shop to give back a butterfly in a glass dome which Rottier has lost, and how Rottier later ends up showing them some interesting glass domes with very life-like people seen inside. I won’t give away what happens but it’s a really exciting story with so much happening to both the humans and the flits.
The story is so good I was glued to the pages throughout and I like the fact we see a return of what seems to be one non-human, non-flit character in the story too and what ends up happening with him later on too. The setting of the Paris Metro is an exciting one, especially as I haven’t seen the metro myself yet and am fascinated by the strangely designed stations mentioned in the story. As the tale moves on, it becomes clear that some French flits need the help of Edie and her friends, and this becomes such a brilliant and exciting story with so many things happening and leading up to a fantastic and dramatic ending.
There are illustrations throughout the book on certain pages, either among the text or taking a whole page. I love these pictures all in black, white and grey. They really make this book so much more fun to read, showing such lovely details such as the French flits on their bicycles, and I love the images of Pigalle, especially near the ending. The story wraps up well with a satisfying end although if I’m honest I was feeling a little sad at the end too considering what is happening to one character in the last pages. It’s written in a lovely way though, a magical and special ending, making the sad moment seem so special and I love that last scene in the story too and that last illustration making the tale wrap up so nicely at the end. I do wish there were more stories in this series, even if the title might have to change a little, I could imagine so many adventures for the flits in various underground places around the world. It’s such a lovely series with these two books though and this particular book is such a lovely tale, and I know I will be thinking of flits every time I visit any underground stations or walk past any drains!
The book has more at the end of it, there are some extra facts about the London and Paris undergrounds as well as some information on the author and illustrator which was written in a fun way. There is also something for children to make to feel closer to the flits which I really like as I remember trying to make something similar when I was younger. While I’m talking about this book I want to point out how lovely this front cover is too with beautiful shiny copper coloured details throughout the whole cover and so many things to spot which appear in the story too. Overall this is such a lovely book. I didn’t want the tale to end and I hope there will one day be more magical stories from this author whether flit-related or not. This book can be read as a standalone but it is much more fun to read the first book in the series ‘ Edie and the Box of Flits’ first as you find out more about Impy and Nid and how Edie came to know the little creatures. A lovely book and series and one I really recommend!
-Thanks to the author for a free copy
This is such a brilliant story taking place this time on the Paris Metro instead of the London Underground like the first book did. Edie and Naz soon discover what Sami has done once they arrive in Paris and they soon find a friend in a young boy called Fabien who spends his time in the Parisian Lost Property Office. While Naz and Sami are trusting of Fabian from the start, Edie is more wary of him. Soon it becomes clear there are flits in Paris too, although something bad seems to be happening to some of them. I like what happens in this story and how different the Parisian flits are with their miniature motorcycles and bicycles.
While at first Edie and the others are enjoying the sights of Paris, they soon meet a Mr Victor Rottier who specialises in creating small scenes in glass domes. I like what happens when Fabien leads them to Victor Rottier’s shop to give back a butterfly in a glass dome which Rottier has lost, and how Rottier later ends up showing them some interesting glass domes with very life-like people seen inside. I won’t give away what happens but it’s a really exciting story with so much happening to both the humans and the flits.
The story is so good I was glued to the pages throughout and I like the fact we see a return of what seems to be one non-human, non-flit character in the story too and what ends up happening with him later on too. The setting of the Paris Metro is an exciting one, especially as I haven’t seen the metro myself yet and am fascinated by the strangely designed stations mentioned in the story. As the tale moves on, it becomes clear that some French flits need the help of Edie and her friends, and this becomes such a brilliant and exciting story with so many things happening and leading up to a fantastic and dramatic ending.
There are illustrations throughout the book on certain pages, either among the text or taking a whole page. I love these pictures all in black, white and grey. They really make this book so much more fun to read, showing such lovely details such as the French flits on their bicycles, and I love the images of Pigalle, especially near the ending. The story wraps up well with a satisfying end although if I’m honest I was feeling a little sad at the end too considering what is happening to one character in the last pages. It’s written in a lovely way though, a magical and special ending, making the sad moment seem so special and I love that last scene in the story too and that last illustration making the tale wrap up so nicely at the end. I do wish there were more stories in this series, even if the title might have to change a little, I could imagine so many adventures for the flits in various underground places around the world. It’s such a lovely series with these two books though and this particular book is such a lovely tale, and I know I will be thinking of flits every time I visit any underground stations or walk past any drains!
The book has more at the end of it, there are some extra facts about the London and Paris undergrounds as well as some information on the author and illustrator which was written in a fun way. There is also something for children to make to feel closer to the flits which I really like as I remember trying to make something similar when I was younger. While I’m talking about this book I want to point out how lovely this front cover is too with beautiful shiny copper coloured details throughout the whole cover and so many things to spot which appear in the story too. Overall this is such a lovely book. I didn’t want the tale to end and I hope there will one day be more magical stories from this author whether flit-related or not. This book can be read as a standalone but it is much more fun to read the first book in the series ‘ Edie and the Box of Flits’ first as you find out more about Impy and Nid and how Edie came to know the little creatures. A lovely book and series and one I really recommend!
-Thanks to the author for a free copy
October 23, 2022
Thoroughly enjoyable lower middle grade story that sparkles with Parisian atmosphere. You can read my full review here: http://vsviewfromthebookshelves.home....
June 5, 2023
A charming middle grade book about being bold, valuing friendship and looking after the little people. I also really enjoyed the backdrop of Paris being interwoven throughout the tale - fantastique!
June 17, 2023
such twists
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