Lampie and the Children of the Sea
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By Annet Schaap, and and, Laura Watkinson (Translator)
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10 reviews
Every evening Lampie the lighthouse keeper’s daughter must light a lantern to warn ships away from the rocks. But one stormy night disaster strikes. The lantern goes out, a ship is wrecked and an adventure begins.
In disgrace, Lampie is sent to work as a maid at the Admiral’s Black House, where rumour has it that a monster lurks in the tower. But what she finds there is stranger and more beautiful than any monster. Soon Lampie is drawn into a fairytale adventure in a world of mermaids and pirates, where she must fight with all her might for friendship, freedom and the right to be different.
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Very mysterious. A great ending!
In this book, the story is very clear and easy to imagine and the story is a mix if despair and joy. My favourite character was Lampie(Emilia Waterman). I would recommend this to someone else.
I enjoyed this book because it is about a girl named Lampie who gets sent to work in the black house because she forgets to light the lamp and so a boat crashes. It was a fiction story and my favourite character is Lampie. I would recommend this book to people who love adventure.
This book was full of messages of friendship and determination to do what is right;
it is also very surprising, as some of the characters are different from how they might be described.
I recommend this to ages 7 and up
I loved this twist on a traditional fairytale! I was totally transfered to the world of little Lampie and the challenges she faced. I particularly loved the descriptions of the characters and the interwoven plot line between them. The steroetypical 'good and bad' characters were represented throughout as well as the lovable, loyal friend, and magical creatures infamous in traditional tales.
Lampie really caught my imagination and I became totally immersed within her world : feeling her pain when she was taken away from her father; worrying for her when she was placed within the unusual and isolated household ; and a distict admiration engulfed me when she overcame the obstacles she faced and battled to win over the 'monstrous' being that lived at the top of the stairs.
Overall, a truly imaginative and immersive story within which anything is possible and the traditional fairytale is twisted and turned to create a new reading experience. I can't wait for the next one ( fingers crossed!)
Open this book and the blast of the ocean's storm and the scent of seaweed will tug you into its dark tale. A fairy tale indeed with pirates and mer-people along with everyday cruelties and small acts of kindness that change peoples' lives. The heroine is tough in the face of adversity and I enjoyed her resilience and determination. I recommend this to anyone who enjoys the sea in all its weathers and reading about harsh childhood survived with a touch of fantasy.
It looks long but it really isn’t
A book which deals with some very difficult themes with great understanding and gentleness. Although set in the past it is a modern fairy tale dealing with issues such as alcoholism, abuse, disability and acceptance. The characters are all very well drawn and the plot exceptionally well crafted with a homage to Hans Christian Andersen running throughout. Would make a fabulous KS2/3 read.
This is a gorgeous book; echoes of the Secret Garden woven into a magical fairytale, full of mermaids, pirates, plucky children and ships in bottles. I loved it. I am reading it with my book club as part of the Carnegie Shadowing scheme and they all loved it too. A rich, emotional and life affirming read.
I like fish...he's awesome !
