King Flashypants and the Toys of Terror

King Flashypants #3

by Andy Riley

"Brilliantly original and hilarious. It's nearly as good as one of my books." DAVID WALLIAMS
"Two words - such fun!" MIRANDA HART
"Beautiful, inventive and laugh-out-loud funny." SUE PERKINS

Great to read aloud with children of 5+ and perfect for newly independent readers of 7+.

FOO HOO HOO! King Flashypants is back for his third rib-tickling adventure. Something weird is happening in Edwinland - Emperor Nurbison isn't evil any more! He's doing stuff like smiling and making toys of himself for the peasants. Is he up to something? Probably. But what can it be?

192 pages, Hardcover

Published November 13, 2018

About the author

Andy Riley is a cartoonist and scriptwriter from Britain.
He drew a weekly strip cartoon for The Observer Magazine called Roasted, which is also collected in hardback edition. So far his books have sold around one and a half million copies and have been published in eighteen countries, producing calendar, greetings card and poster spin-offs. Lucky Heather is his self-published mini-comic.
His comedy scriptwriting is done in partnership with Kevin Cecil. They have won two BAFTAS, for the sitcom Black Books in 2005 and the animated special Robbie The Reindeer in 2000. They created and wrote the sitcoms The Great Outdoors and Hyperdrive for the BBC, and Slacker Cats for the ABC Family Channel. Other television writing credits include Little Britain, The Armando Iannucci Shows, Come Fly With Me, Trigger Happy TV, So Graham Norton, Smack The Pony, The Armstrong and Miller Show, Bob and Margaret, Spitting Image, Harry and Paul, Katy Brand’s Big Ass Show, Alexei Sayle’s Merry Go Round, Man Stroke Woman and Big Train. Their Radio 4 panel game, The 99p Challenge, won a Sony silver award.
As well as writing comedy, they are experienced writers of feature-length animation: their credits include Gnomeo and Juliet (released February 2011) and The Pirates! (in production at Aardman). They did an uncredited rewrite of Tim Burton’s The Corpse Bride.
Andy is originally from Aylesbury but now lives in London. He used to be the stage dancer for The Pod, Julian Barratt’s comedy techno band which was the forerunner of The Mighty Boosh. His hobbies include urban canoeing.
Despite rival claims on the internet, Andy Riley is the true originator of the tradition of cross-dressing at the Towersey folk festival.

Reviews

[Brambram · Rating 5 out of 5]

Prinses nurbizoon ? hahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Adele Broadbent · Rating 4 out of 5]

Emperor Nurbison is up to his old, evil tricks again - or is he? Suddenly after years of being horribly mean and dastardly, he seems to have turned over a new leaf. He's opened a toy store, changed his evil laugh to a giggle and has declared himself NICE!

Everyone in Edwinland are buying his new dolls and loving them too. Edwin isn't happy that his best friend Megan the Jester would much rather play with her Nurbison doll than the super hero costume he made her. He's determined to find out what Nurbison is up to.

Jam-packed with hilarious illustrations and slapstick humour, the 3rd book in this series is even funnier. Would make a great (silly) read a loud.

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

As fans of this amusing series have learned, it isn't wise to ever count Emperor Nurbison out. Even when he seems to have been put in his place or defeated or even to have changed his evil ways, it shouldn't be trusted. Things are calm in the kingdom as the story begins, and King Edwin and his jester, Megan, are playing yet another one of the king's favorite games involving superheroes and Shark Boy. But that playfulness and feeling of safety doesn't last long. In this title, the third in the series, King Edwin's kingdom is at risk for being overturned through yet another of the emperor's dastardly plans, this one involving dolls, toys, and a toyshop. The poor king makes a mistake and causes Megan to desert him and leave the castle while the emperor's plan takes effect. But anyone who counts Megan out doesn't realize just how loyal she is, arriving back home just in time to save the day. This is a quick and humorous read that will pull in many reluctant readers while also delivering a good message about friendship, trust, and loyalty. I was pleased to see Megan coming into her own and to meet the emperor's mother. Clearly, the poison apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

[Mehsi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Koning Eddie is terug, en ook zijn vijand in het andere land is weer terug naar zijn slechte plannetjes. En wederom duurt het een heel boek voordat iemand het door heeft, of eigenlijk, het moet echt misgaan voordat ze het doorhebben. :P Ik vond de drama tussen de Nar en Eddie echt totaal niet nodig, maar ja, was nodig voor een zeker dingetje in het verhaal. :| Eddie was weer leuk, en ik vond zijn kado naar de Nar het leukst. Het is zelfgemaakt met liefde. Ik moet zeggen dat ik het plan van de keizer wel goed vond, het is zeker een slim plan.
En dan is er het einde, tja, als je goed doet dan plant je een zaadje. Ik hoop dat de keizer wat vriendelijker zal worden, zo'n goede slechterik is hij toch niet.
Ook weer leuke illustraties die top bij het verhaal passen.

[whatbooknext · Rating 5 out of 5]

Age - 6+

Emperor Nurbison is up to his old, evil tricks again - or is he? Suddenly after years of being horribly mean and dastardly, he seems to have turned over a new leaf. He's opened a toy store, changed his evil laugh to a giggle and has declared himself NICE!

Everyone in Edwinland are buying his new dolls and loving them too. Edwin isn't happy that his best friend Megan the Jester would much rather play with her Nurbison doll than the super hero costume he made her. He's determined to find out what Nurbison is up to.

Jam-packed with hilarious illustrations and slapstick humour, this is the 3rd book in this series and even funnier than the last. Would make a great (silly) read a loud.

[Gail · Rating 5 out of 5]

These books are humorus, with fun illustrations and they talk about lessons learned.
Was reading this with my 8 year old but he was so excited about it he went and finished the rest without me only to come running back asking when there will be a new one for him to read.
I went ahead and finished it on my own. I had to see what evil plan Emperor Nurbison used this time.
Also fun introduction to his evil mother - The Old Empress Veronica.

[Teresa Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked this book because it was very funny, like how the magic doll isn't creepy and it just cares about her hair. Also, it was silly that a doll that was half a doll was chosen king over all the other dolls. This book is about how Emperor Nurbison uses toys to take over Edwinland but it backfires. (review by Sophia, fourth grade)

[Hareb]

This book is amazing because the evil emporer went to visit his mom and stole a doll with magic hair and used it to make toys come to life and it backfired then the evil emporer worked with the most hated person he knows king Edwin flashy pants and they killed the toys which came to life

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another good book in the series. I think kids who are reading chapter books, but maybe still like illustrations, will appreciate the mix in these books.

[Chris Harvey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great book in the King Flashypants series, funny and clever with great drawings. Can’t wait to read the next one.

[Mohamed Hilal · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really love this book this is the best book for kids, Excellent, Brilliant, Fantastic book.

[Josef Komensky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Keizer Nurbizoon gaat dit keer zeer listig te werk en bedoweld de Eddieland met een leger van heel lastige Nurbizoon poppen.

Dit deel van de Eddie Glimmebroek reeks vond ik wel wat zwakjes.