Kiwi and the Serpent of the Isle

Kiwi #4

by Vickie Johnstone

In book four of the Kiwi Series, the wedding of Inspector Furrball and Madame Purrfect approaches. But, catastrophe, the ring is stolen from the Gem Shop! A pawprint identifies Fyre Cracker as the thief, but he lives in the dark world of the UnderPaw beneath Cat City, which is inhabited by crimicats. It’s up to the Kiwi Klub to find the ring. In the human world, the hamsters decide to stand up for their rights to better plastic wheels and an abundance of sunflower seeds.

Meanwhile, the dastardly Dev shocks Kiwi with the news that he knows a big secret about her family – that her father, Delphinius, may still be alive! The key is The Sculptor, who will lead Kiwi and friends on their biggest adventure yet – to the strange Isle of the Serpent where they will come face to face with their most dangerous adversary so far.

Furry fun for ages 9-99.

THE NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE BOOK AWARDS finalist 2013

Genres: Childrens, Fantasy

ebook

First published August 31, 2012

About the author

Hi, I live in London. I love reading, writing, films, the sea, art, animals, nature and travelling. Since 2011, I have self-published 17 books.

Books self-published in 2011:

Kaleidoscope (March) - 119 poems;
Travelling Light - a free book of 38 poems;
Kiwi in Cat City (April);
Kiwi and the Missing Magic (June); and
Kiwi and the Living Nightmare (October).

The Kiwi Series is written for readers aged 9 up. They follow the adventures of a magical cat called Kiwi and her two human friends, Amy and James. The books contain wonderful illustrations by Nikki McBroom.

Books published in 2012:

Day of the Living Pizza - a free comedy horror for ages 13 up (May);
Life's Rhythms - 316 haiku (June);
3 Heads and a Tail - a romantic comedy with walkies, written for NaNoWriMo (June);
Kiwi and the Serpent of the Isle (August);
Day of the Pesky Shadow - book 2 in the Smarts & Dewdrop Mysteries series (October);
Kiwi in the Realm of Ra (November); and
Kiwi's Christmas Tail (December).

Books published in 2013:
The Sea Inside (Cerulean Songs, book 1); and
I Dream of Zombies (book 1).

Books published in 2014:
Haven (book 2, I Dream of Zombies).

Books published in 2015:
Mind-spinning Rainbows.

Books published in 2021:
A Poem a Day.

Good luck with your writing and happy reading :)

Vickie Johnstone

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Reviews

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an excellent book I would recommend this book to any one who wants an excellent book. I look forward to reading more of this author's work.

[Jemima Pett · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Serpent of the Isle starts in Catcity with Kiwi and her friends searching for a missing ring. Ms Johnstone gives full rein to her puns on cat things, as you are used to from the first two books. Some of her underworld dealings — with the lead singer of the group Hiss, for example — are just fantastic. For an adult all the cat-related gadgets can get a bit tiring, but I imagine the younger age group love it. I’d say from 7 upwards to be read to, and some eight-year olds will be fine to read it themselves.

This book seems to have two halves. I was less fond of the goings-on under Catcity than when they left to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a main character. The Cat Underworld is clever and entertaining, but the fantasy world underwater–but not–is brilliant, along with all its denizens. How useful it is that everyone can speak Cat. The battle with the serpent is also first class. Great imagery, great story telling. I think it would go well read aloud. The illustrations are first class, too (much better than mine!)

Magic and animals and a bit of danger and heroism — what’s not to like?

[Greta Burroughs · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have been anxiously awaiting the fourth installment of Vickie Johnstone's Kiwi series and purchased Kiwi and the Serpent of the Isle ebook as soon as it was available. I am a big fan of all Vickie's book with the Kiwi series being my favorite.

In book four, many of the characters from the other three Kiwi books take part in the new adventure. It had been a while since I read the other books so I was unfamiliar with a couple of the characters. That problem was easily solved by the bits of back story Vickie provided to re-introduce them. I would recommend reading the other books before this one so you get all the details of the past experiences Kiwi and crew had been through in order to truly appreciate the story.

Kiwi and the Serpent of the Isle is very well written and edited and is a delight to read. I will not tell what the book is about since that is covered in other reviews. I strongly suggest you read it and find out for yourself.

[Lana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I certainly love the books about Kiwi's adventures and maybe Vickie Johnson will write more one day. I read all her Kiwi books and passed them onto my Granddaughter who also loves these books.

Kiwi is a magical cat who often visits Cat city. Her two charges, a boy and girl, go with her but in Cat City they are kittens. The Serpent of the Isle is a bully who lives in a different dimension than Cat City but you'll have to read the book for any further information as I don't want to be a spoiler.