มาดามแปมเปิลมูสกับคาเฟ่เจาะเวลาหาอดีต

Madame Pamplemousse #2

by Rupert Kingfisher, พลอย โจนส์ (Translator)

รัฐบาลชั่วร้ายมุ่งหมายจะทำลายเมืองปารีส แต่แล้วจู่ๆ "มาดามแปมแปลมูส" กับ "กาม็องแบร์" ก็หายตัวไป ส่วน "มัดแล็นด์" ถูกข่มขู่ให้แสดงพรสวรรค์ ในการทำอาหารต่อหน้าสาธารณชน เธอจึงหนีไปที่ร้านกาแฟแห่งอดีตกาลของ "เมอร์ซิเออร์มูตาร์ด" ซึ่งเป็นผู้ประดิษฐ์เครื่องย้อนเวลาในรูปแบบเครื่องทำกาแฟ คราวนี้มัดแล็นด์ต้องช่วยเพื่อนของเธอตามหาส่วนผสมสำคัญเช่นน้ำลายทีเร็กซ์ สำหรับปรุงยาวิเศษเพื่อช่วยปารีสก่อนจะสายเกินแก้! เรื่องราวต่อจากนี้จะเป็นอย่างไร? ติดตามพร้อมกันได้แล้วในเล่ม!

Genres: Childrens, Fantasy, Magic, Middle Grade, Animals, Fiction, Chapter Books

128 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2010

About the author

Rupert Kingfisher’s first book, Madame Pamplemousse and Her Incredible Edibles, was highly acclaimed. His favourite authors as a child were Roald Dahl, Susan Cooper and Ursula le Guin. He also loved American horror comics and French cartoon books such as Asterix and Tintin. It was on a family holiday to Paris that he visited a bookshop dedicated to books such as Tintin – and also ate anchovies for the first time, on a pizza from a street vendor. He says that both experiences were equally life-changing.

Rupert studied Philosophy at Bristol University and Play Writing at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Rupert has had plays performed in Dublin, Edinburgh, London and on BBC Radio 4. He grew up in Oxfordshire and now lives in Brentford, Middlesex.

Reviews

[Kathryn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've been wanting to read the first book for ages but couldn't get it from ILL so settled for this one. I feel it does fine as a stand-alone. It ended up being rather different than I expected and take my three star review with a grain of salt as I don't tend to love the random fantastical adventure stories like this (those who love Alice in Wonderland, for example, might very well enjoy it) For me, it was all too fast-paced and all-over-the-place (from Paris to the age of the dinosaurs to 1930s Loch Ness to an island of the Sphinx -- each scene is decently described but takes a mere few minutes to read so I never felt particularly absorbed) and the philosophy and politics just seemed a bit too much Writing Children's Lit for Grown-Ups than anything children would actually enjoy. (Speaking of child readers, I hope none of them will follow Madeline's example and go with a strange man to his cafe and drink whatever beverage he offers them!) The writing style was pleasant enough, though, and I enjoyed the illustrations. There's bit of monster type peril here and there so some sensitive young readers may wish to skip it.

[Briarwood · Rating 4 out of 5]

We read this as part of the Torchlight level 1 curriculum. It was fun. Definitely has a subversive element I enjoyed as a parent. A small elite group of rebels fighting a corrupt government.

[RhiannaH · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am so grateful to get my hands on the middle book in the series; another fantastic read!

[Flora Rogers-Murray · Rating 4 out of 5]

This adventure book is fast-paced and a great stabiliser for children to enter into chapter books. Depicting perfectly the Frenchs' distaste for government and love for a revolt. The vastly imaginative and elaborate plot has been criticised by some as overly complex to a meek end, however as a child this book really captured my imagination and is held fondly in my memory.

Set in Paris within a cafe that appears to be lost in time (pardon the pun) contains a time-traveling coffee machine. Madeleine (the main character), Madame Pamplemousse, and her cat endeavour to do everything they can to preserve Paris from a new evil government. I think this book really succeeds in luring you into its enchanted world it so vividly captures. The quirky illustrations and unusual storyline make for a really memorable read.

[Noémie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Toujours aussi sympa de plonger dans l'univers de Madame Pamplemousse !
J'aime bien le fait que nous sommes face à une femme indépendante, déterminée, qui ne se laisse pas faire et qui impose le respect ! À aucun moment dans le livre il est question de mari, d'amoureux, de copain, les représentations ne sont pas stéréotypées et c'est ce qui me plaît également ! :)

[Geordie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was a lot harder to enjoy than the first of the series. The villains are the ridiculously, buffoonishly oppressive government, and, it was just lackluster. I was constantly distracted by wondering if the author had some kind of political ax to grind. Maybe I was overthinking it, and the book still works for most kids. Maybe not. When I read the scene to my daughter when Madeleine was threatened with arrest (because she hadn't done a cooking show, and so those TV networks had not made money?), she hadn't reacted like 'oh no, the mean government', she'd just looked perplexed. Lots of kids' books have the protagonists fight evil authority, but there's a difference between Roald Dahl style absurd, which is delightful but still teaches a lesson, and Kingfisher style ridiculous, which was more distracting than it was entertaining.

In other ways the book just kind of trudged along to an ending. I know Madame Pamplemousse is powerful and wise, far over-shadowing Madeleine, but come on, can't Madeleine at least do a few things? She could have been replaced by a seat cushion in this book and it wouldn't have changed much.

Very lackluster, I'm actually hoping my daughter forgets about the third book, because I have low expectations for it.

[Anna Katharine · Rating 4 out of 5]

From the point of view of an adult reading this to practice French, this was a great book. This is about the level that I can read to challenge myself but not get confused. The story is cute and funny, and the vocabulary is enough of a stretch that I had to pay close attention to get the details, but not so much that not knowing a word or two obscured the story. I struggle with most adult novels because I don't have the French vocabulary for abstract concepts, so a chapter book with very concrete action, like this one works well.

[Anna Hepworth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an absolutely delightful time-travel adventure for younger readers getting their teeth in to chapter books. It was an absolute delight from start to finish -- high stakes (the spirit of Paris is at risk! our protagonist, Madeleine, is threatened with imprisonment for the rest of her childhood), high energy (an average of one near escape per chapter), quirky, and fantastical. The language is lush. The world building is spacious, and yet detailed, with each environment economically sketched. The characters are lovely -- a little caricatured, as might be expected from urban fantasy for middle school (in some ways, it reminded me of the best of Roald Dahl), but every named character had their own features.

There are a number of incidental features that I love. The characters last names are all food -- I didn't recognise one, so had to look it up, with Google Translate providing the entertaining 'Norway lobster' as the English. The historical/mythical beasties are all ones that an average middle class kid might be expected to know, but enough detail is given that familiarity is not required. And while the protagonist, Madeleine, ends up lost and alone, things start to look up when an adult is involved, and it is not Madeleine's responsibility to solve things, just to be the helping hand when required. And when things get tough with both Madeleine and Camembert (the cat) in danger, Madame Pampelmousse sends Madeleine out of danger because "I can save him, but then I can't protect you". Too many of the children's books I've read have adults as capricious, dangerous, and unhelpful, and I don't want that children never be exposed to the idea that adults can be forces for good.

[Chrissie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Madeleine is going to be arrested by the corrupt fascist government that has overtaken France. All the wonderful things that make Paris--Paris, is now outlawed. Madeleine escapes to a cafe that has the capability to time travel. Its espresso machine has the capability to time travel, to be more precise.

So Madeleine is whisked away to the Cretaceous period in North America where she meets up with her friend Madame Pamplemousse. There, they will gather special ingredients to restore the government back to it's well-being.

This is just a series of weird events that make very little sense.

[Carolyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This entire plot felt more helter-skelter and less heartwarming than the other two. If you’re going to hang that much plot on a bad guy’s bad deeds, then the denouement needs to… work. I feel like Kingfisher sort of forgot what was going on halfway through and got distracted by fun time travel. This was good enough if you suspend a lot of disbelief.

But also HOW does a cat swing by on a jungle vine and rescue a human? How big is Camembert, anyway? Cat legs don’t do that!

[rem · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book seems to be more related to history than the first one. I find it fun because the content is full of history. The writer is very good at taking it out in an easy-to-understand and super fancy way. I like the part of the scifi that is a little involved. And the content that promotes anti-corruption and the wrong actions of the French government Quite an easy-to-read media for children. Plus, get knowledge and attitudes that should be applied too! (I wish I could find the third one...)

[Meteora-books · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un très bon second tome ! On est encore une fois embarqué dans de folles aventures au côté de Madeleine et c'est toujours aussi prenant et original ! J'ai adoré l'idée du Café à remonter le temps et l'intrigue principale concernant la ville de Paris ! Mention spéciale également pour les noms des personnages ! Il me tarde de lire la suite, je me demande ce que nous réserve encore l'auteur !

[Lucy Halford · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this aloud to my 7 year old daughter at bedtime over past couple weeks. We both enjoyed the crazy, magical elements of this and the kind ending it had. A great book to read with your kids to really engage their imagination - I would keep asking her throughout what she thought was next and it was lovely to see her mind just wonder with possibilities.

[Sean Harding · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kingfisher Feathers #2
Madame Pamplemousse #2
Cracking yarn with lots of adventure, and a plot that takes you on an interesting journey, this second book still has shades of Roald Dahl, but this time you get more of the actual authors voice, and that is a good thing.
Better than book #1 which is no mean feat, warmly recommended.

[Monica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Charming! The plot meanders a bit but the focus is still there. And the lovely writing makes up for it. This is a good book to read with younger children so the adult can help define some of the words along the way.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

My girls love Madame Pamplemousse! They think the Time Travelling Café is the best one in the series.

[bug °❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:･.𖥔 ݁ ˖ · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is what I mean when I say I only read kids books.

[Angel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love how although this is a children's book it deals with and addresses complex issues. I find the language use enchanting and absolutely adore this series. I can't wait to read the third book.

[Mimie]

Une lecture pour enfant, pleine de péripéties pour la jeune Madeleine

[Isabel Tan · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was okay but probably my least favourite out of the three books I liked the concept of her going to like a group of both boys and girls.

[AlanaBerish · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a cute book for children under 10. Perfect for a second or third grader to read themselves or a fun real aloud book. I enjoyed making up silly voices for the characters.

[Helen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although this is a kids' adventure story, it added a few lines for adults...It was against multi-national corporations, in favor of small businesses.

[sun dried library · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful expansion of Madame Pamplemousse's world and brilliant mind.

[Grace · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really incredible book, I enjoyed that there were so many interesting characters, it really hooks a reader, I enjoyed the part where Madeleine was in the pre historic period

[Leah | acosycupoftea ☕︎ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this adventure. took me away

[Marie Leray · Rating 5 out of 5]

Retrouver cet univers fantastique et emprunt de la douceur de l'atmosphère romancée de Paris

[Méli._.bomi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un livre plein d’imagination, ça fait du bien de lire des histoires complètement original. Même si leur machine à voyager dans le temps n’est pas très bien expliqué ( c’est pour des enfants donc ça se comprend ). Par contre je trouve qu’elle n’est pas assez utilisée, 1 seule fois dans tout le livre, j’aurai aimé plus de voyage. Au delà du voyage, l’histoire est très bonne, la politique de se nouveau président qui veut détruire et taxer tout ce qui fait de Paris cette ville, il fallait y penser. Bon, l’histoire avec madame fondue je l’ai trouvé un peu énorme, elle veut arrêter une enfant simplement parce qu’elle ne veut pas participer à des émissions de cuisines ?! Mais ça n’enlève rien à l’originalité et l’émerveillement de cette histoire.

[Mia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a guilty-pleasure read for me. I remember walking to the library, picking it off the shelf and reading it on the beanbag right there. It was the book that sparked my love for Paris and a book that has stayed with me.

The book is not a complex one to read. It is a cute, quick and fun read for anyone and the size of the text definitely puts it on the middle-grad spectrum. The pictures are beautiful, and perfectly capture Rupert Kingfisher's descriptions.

My main concern with this book was that there was too much time travelling and not enough France! The characters and places that we loved in the first book are almost completely forgotten in this book, leaving only the main character (Madeline) to pull the story along. Madame Pamplemousse doesn't even turn up until the middle of the story, and even then she isn't in her element in Paris. Maybe it was just too unrealistic for me.

Overall, this book was a beautiful story with strands of sci-fi running throughout it and definitely worth forcing your child to read.

[Mickaéline Cuny · Rating 4 out of 5]

j'ai été totalement embarquée dans ce petit livre jeunesse. Recommandé dès 9 ans, mais qui peut se lire vers 7-8 ans pour un bon lecteur. Il y a de l'action, de nombreux rebondissements. Je ne me suis jamais ennuyée. Et si le style est très jeunesse, j'ai envie de dire, ça passe comme une lettre à la poste. L'idée est originale, et les illustrations magnifiques. Les personnages attachants, enfin pour les principaux, car cette Mlle Fondue, est le genre de personne qu'on aime détester ! Petit plus, j'adore l'originalité des noms.

C'est le livre cadeau par excellence.

Retrouvez mon avis complet = http://mickaelineetseslivres.blogspot...

[ボート • lilbbtpinbookland · Rating 4 out of 5]

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