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Mnr. Humperdinck Se Wonderlike Watsenaam (Afr); Mr Humperdinck’s Wonderful Whatsit (Eng)
Author: Wynand Louw
Illustrator: Marjorie van Heerden
Publisher: Human & Rousseau (NB Publishers)
Language(s): English
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original English edition published in 2004, Afrikaans edition published in 2009
What would you do if a load of rubbish suddenly started talking to you? Or if you realised one day that your pet mouse was smarter than the headmaster of your school?
Pete Smith does not believe in magic or fairies, but you tend to re-evaluate your beliefs when someone is murdered and you suddenly have to rely on talking mice and garbage heaps that fly around in revved up dustbins to save you from hordes of boy-eating rats. A must for those who crave magic and adventure with a touch of the bizarre.
Format (soft cover): 213mm x 137mm; 300 pages Readership: Age:10-13
Winner of the M.E.R. Prize for Children's Literature 2005 -
Judges' comments: "Although not often enough, every now and then a fantasy novel appears in South Africa that makes one sigh with relief. Louw's Mr. Humperdinck's Wonderful Whatsit is such a novel. The story teems with dwarves, fairies and gargoyles, apart from talking bricks, flying smooth talking garbage heaps, man eating giant rats as well as young (and older) heroes and villains. The author effortlessly succeeds in suspending the reader's disbelief in these characters and their adventures."
Judges' comments: "Although not often enough, every now and then a fantasy novel appears in South Africa that makes one sigh with relief. Louw's Mr. Humperdinck's Wonderful Whatsit is such a novel. The story teems with dwarves, fairies and gargoyles, apart from talking bricks, flying smooth talking garbage heaps, man eating giant rats as well as young (and older) heroes and villains. The author effortlessly succeeds in suspending the reader's disbelief in these characters and their adventures."
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