King Flashypants and the Evil Emperor

Critics Review

• With illustrations and hearty laughs on every page, this is sure to keep readers in stitches.

  The Best New Children's Books Guide

• …a brisk, bumptious read, full of preposterous names, surreal imagery and daft sound effects.

  Financial Times

• There are no libraries or books in King Flashypants and the Evil Emperor, written and drawn by Bunny Suicides author Andy Riley (Hachette), but this funny story does feature many other things that will appeal, especially to early and reluctant readers – not least an evil emperor with the silliest laugh and wacky illustrations. One for fans of Horrid Henry and Tom Gates.

  The Guardian : Saturday Review

• Features an evil emperor with the silliest laugh and wacky illustrations. One for fans of Horrid Henry and Tom Gates

  The Guardian

• …this slapstick tale is sure to appeal to those who love something a bit silly. The first book in an uproarious new series for confident young readers.

  Booktrust

• A laugh-out-loud series for fans of cows disguised as dragons. Parents beware, young readers will revel in recreating the Evil Emperor’s scary striding music!

  Little London Magazine

• …mountains of silliness, bags of inventiveness and lots of charm!

  Reading Zone

• The funniest and most enjoyable book for this age group for quite some time. I even sang the song at the end. And apparently more to come in the series. I can’t wait.

  Minerva Reads

• This book made me (and my sister) laugh out loud a lot […] At the end of the book there is the music and lyrics for “The Emperor’s Striding Theme” which I am learning to play because, like the book, it’s really funny and everyone deserves a theme tune. I recommend this book to everyone because its fun, quirky and hilarious.

  The Guardian Children's Books Young Reviewers

• An insanely funny debut

  Surrey Advertiser, Aldershot News & Mail, Buckinghamshire Advertiser & Examiner

• From creating a new evil laugh to bottomless pits, the excellent variety of villainous friends, and a particularly vocal peasant girl called Natasha, there is lots to admire here.

  Mill Hill Synagogue

• Andy is a comic genius and we absolutely loved this, particularly loved the fact that Charlotte could dive to the back of the book and play Emperor Nurbison’s evil striding music for herself on the piano…

  Read it Daddy

• An insanely funny debut children’s series from Emmy award-winning writer and cartoonist, Andy Riley

  Aldershot News & Mail

• The book is funny and fast paced. It’s a dream to read alone or to share with children … Brilliant for 7-12 year olds. Particularly recommended for boys and reluctant readers.

  Making Them Readers

• …full of the most outrageous humour and brilliant detail.

  Hatman Reads