Pages: 330
Feast your eyes on Planet Plenti, Lydia’s extraordinary world … where tasty confections, candies and fizzy drinks spring forth from the very earth – where all of these delicious riches have been taken by the tyrannical Stannic, a Master Chef who rules the land with an army of machines – where forbidden toffee is smuggled abroad from a secret sweet kitchen hidden in the jungle –
And where Lydia, with her mysterious abilities, must set out on a perilous quest to overthrow the Master Chef, and return her world to its sweetest once more …
For a readers of 9 years and upwards.
(note: this Kindle edition contains a slightly revised text compared to the printed book.)
reviews ~
“Lydia’s Tin Lid Drum is the amazing debut novel by Neale Osborne … a wonderfully imaginative story. Osborne creates a fantastical world that children will love and believe in. The story whips along at quite a rate with chapter titles ranging from Appetizer through Sweet Assortment … to Knives & Forks and Afters. It’s destined to become a children’s classic.” ~ ‘Booktime’
“… hurrah for Neale Osborne. Lydia’s Tin Lid Drum must be set in one of the most densely-imagined alternative universes ever. And it’s not elves and orcs, but toffee, secret kitchens, and territories called Jamatarta and Mokachino. Mad, but tantalisingly different for the over 10s.” ~ ‘Independent on Sunday’
“What an unusual confection of a book! … KS3 readers with stamina will be sustained by the lively characters, the humour and vast range of imaginative language that never becomes cloying. And what a pleasure to read such an original book which plays with language with such dexterity!” ~ ‘The School Librarian’
“a sumptuous feast of a book,” ~ ‘Birmingham Post’
“This quirky, original book with full-blown characters to love and hate really captured my attention; Osborne has an unusual style, but when I got into the story, I began to love it. An exciting story plot with sweetie themes to delight children.” ~ ‘Amazon’
“Part girls-own adventure, part mechanical-nightmare and part toffee, this extraordinary novel is a rich mix of flavours and inventiveness … There is plenty to savour and enjoy along the way, especially the illustrations and tongue-in-cheek names. A blend of light and dark themes makes this lengthy book a good choice for readers who need a sugar fix and are not keen on grittier realism.” ~ ‘Carousel’
“A mix of sweets, sisterhood, dragons and disasters feature in this culinary-themed book. Set in the land of Likrishka, it tells how Lydia and her friends use their magical powers to overthrow evil tin man Stannic and his robot police force … I loved this book! When I began to read, I thought it was girls’ book, but I was wrong. The theme of the book is a mix between mind, fiction and food. This book is really enjoyable, but I think it might appeal more to younger readers.” ~ ‘Teen Titles’
“Lydia’s Tin Lid Drum is a most extraordinary story. Debut author, Neale Osborne, has a most unusual style of writing that is almost more poetry than prose … as a piece of writing to admire, it is one heck of an achievement.” – Mark Robson, ‘Trapped by Monsters’
“Set on a hugely inventive and original world … this is a fast-moving adventure …” ~ ‘Lovereading 4 Kids’
“a girls’ adventure involving sweets, lots of sweets. This book’s chapters entice us through memory lanes full of love hearts and pineapple cubes – all the way to Afters at the end…” ~ ‘Booktime’
“a strange mix of sweets and runaway children and dragons and witches. It has flavours of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or The Wizard of Oz, and is a richly created fantasy world that the author has carefully mapped out and describes in detail.” ~ ‘The Bookbag’
“This novel is an acquired taste, but well worth a nibble.” ‘Scholastic Learning Support’
“The story is highl
