Edie and the Box of Flits (Edie and the Flits 1)
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By Kate Wilkinson, and and, Joe Berger
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6 reviews
A modern classic set against the backdrop of the London Underground, this is a timeless story of friendship, family and noticing the little things in life.
When eleven-year-old Edie Winter finds a mysterious box on the London Underground, she goes straight to take it to her father, an employee of the London Underground Lost Property Office. But on her way, Edie is amazed to discover that the box is home to a family of Flits – tiny winged people. And these Flits – Impy, Speckle and Nid – need Edie’s help. Not only do they need supplies (rice crispies, sugar sprinkles, digestive biscuits and raisins) and someone to look after them, but their brother Jot has run away and they need Edie’s help to find him.
With delightful black-and-white illustrations by animator, cartoonist and illustrator Joe Berger.
Perfect for fans of THE BORROWERS, HARKLIGHTS and MRS PEPPERPOT.
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Great read for yr4. The story has a realistic feel, set in the London underground, but has that little sparkle of magic to keep you interested. There are good guys and bad guys and enough mystery to keep the reader guessing.
This is great fiction book, my favourite character has got to be Impy. If this book was factual, I would be most interested in the flits -fairy like creatures. I would reccemend this book to someone else
This was a super adventure story mixed with fairies called flits. Would certainly hold the interest of children aged 7-0
A magical fairy tale with a twist at the end.
Edie and the Box of Flits is a delightfully enchanting story that utterly captivated me, and took me on a magical and exciting adventure filled with daring, discoveries and danger. Absolutely spellbinding!
Eleven-year-old Edie Winter loves travelling on the London Underground and is helping her Dad out in the London Transport Lost Property Office during half term, reuniting owners with their lost belongings. However, she is rather intrigued by a mysterious wooden box left behind: could there be something inside it? Imagine her surprise when she discovers three tiny winged people living in the box: Flits who need her help.
Although Edie is forbidden to take any found item home from the Lost Property Office, she is unable to resist, and takes the family of Flits home with her. Impy, Speckle and Nid desperately need her aid to find their missing family after their home has been destroyed. Can Edie and her new friends find the missing Flits, and expose the culprit behind their disappearance?
This is a delicious treat of a story: fast-paced, action-packed and with plenty of tantalising twists, secrets and revelations sprinkled with a perfect pinch of danger and intrigue, making it a real page-turner. I was wholeheartedly invested in the story as the plot twisted and turned, taking me on a real rollercoaster of an adventure.
I absolutely adored the Flits, who can only be seen by children under 13, and loved that they have very individual personalities which were wonderfully portrayed in the story. I especially liked Impy who is playful, feisty and courageous. The Flits, fans of all things sugary, recycle items thrown away by humans in order to build and furnish their homes: I loved this message about not being wasteful and the importance of recycling and reusing. Edie is a wonderful young girl who has found the move to secondary school difficult due to friendship issues. She finds new friendships with, and through, her bond with the Flits, and shows quick-thinking, strength and courage when helping her new friends.
The illustrations which are scattered throughout are absolutely stunning and complement the story perfectly as do the chapter headings depicted as a tube line.
This is a wonderfully magical, heart-warming adventure of family, friendship and Flits that I have no doubt young readers will adore and want to re-read again and again.
Thank you to Piccadilly Press for an early copy in exchange for my honest opinion.
Growing up a fan of Mary Norton’s ‘The Borrowers’ I was delighted by this modern-day alternative by Katie Wilkinson
The story is set in and around the Lost Property Office for London Transport and follows the story of Edie, a lovable 11-year-old girl who, despite her own troubles, finds herself caught up in a world of tiny creatures known as the Flits, visible only to those under 13 years of age.
When items begin to go missing from the Lost Property Office and throughout the underground, Edie embarks on a mission to discover who or what is committing the crime, whilst at the same time trying to reunite Impy with her Flit family.
Friendship issues, mum away visiting her sick Granny and having to rescue Impy from the evil clutches of Juniper, makes solving the mystery of the missing valuables even more of a challenge for Edie.
Enlisting the help of Charlie, the original keeper of the Flits, and Benedict from the Lost Property Office, the trio rescue Impy before solving the crime, reuniting the Flits and returning them to their former home at Hillside Camp.
This is an enchanting book packed with adventure from beginning to end. A must read for lovers of fantasy!
