"Eddie and Uncle Morton’s biggest dragon adventure yet"
February 2019 Book of the Month
This is book ten in this excellent series which recounts – via email exchanges – the escapades of young Eddie Smith-Pickle and his eccentric Uncle Morton, dragon aficionado and explorer. In this episode, Eddie’s first email to his long-suffering mother is entitled Confession and gets straight to the point: he’s not in Glasgow as mum believes, but 4,329 miles further away. Uncle Morton has persuaded his nephew to accompany him to Mongolia to witness the legendary Great Dragon Battle Ceremony. The trip turns out to be every bit as exciting as you’d expect, and it’s only the arrival of Uncle Morton’s own dragons, Ziggy and Arthur, that prevents Eddie ending up as a dragon’s dinner. The email format ensures the stories are told with the utmost economy, but they’re also full of humour and wit. This is sophisticated storytelling in a really accessible format, no wonder the series has now reached number ten.
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This book of emails describe Edward’s trip to see the Great Dragon Battle Ceremony. Will he see it? Will he make it home again? Find out why it’s useful to carry emergency chocolate in this intriguing story with great pictures.
This book is intriguing. Unlike other books, everything is written as emails mostly between Edward and his mum. Edward has gone with his Uncle to Mongolia to see the mythical Great Dragon Battle Ceremony and meet Professor Baast. But he didn’t tell his mum or ask her first! The emergency chocolate packed in their biggest rucksack comes in handy during their trip but Edward wishes he had more. Will he see the Great Dragon Battle Ceremony and will he make it home again?
This book has really great pictures - I really like the Eagle mountain which also could be a hen!... Read Full Review
Chocolate eating dragons! Emailing his mum on his wild adventures. Awesome read!
I love the email format, I could read it so quickly. I think the dragons are really awesome. I do feel sorry for Ed's mum, he really made her worry!... Read Full Review
This book is great for children from around 7-12. I really liked how Uncle Morton has two dragons himself but when he meets the other dragons he’s terrified.
I think that Josh Lacey is now probably my second favourite author (first is obviously David Walliams). The way this is written is kind of like emails. This is the first book I’ve seen like this and I do like the way it’s written. I also like that this one little boy named Edward Smith-Pickle goes all the way from Scotland to Mongolia but he’s still the jolly boy he always is, even when he is standing there in front of three blood thirsty dragons. He’s not terrified but he just doesn’t know what to do. This is probably one of my most favourite books.... Read Full Review
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