Max Magic: The Incredible Holiday Hideout – at a glance
The School Reading Lists’ five word review: Magic, powers, problems, hilarious, incidents.
Children’s book title: Max Magic: The Incredible Holiday Hideout (Max Magic 3).
Children’s authors: Stephen Mulhern with Tom Easton.
Children’s illustrator: Begoña Fernández Corbalán.
Genre: Children’s fiction.
Published by: Piccadilly Press.
ISBN: 9781800783843.
Recommended for children aged: 7+ year-olds.
First published: Paperback May 2024.
This children’s book is ideal for: Less confident readers who enjoy fast-paced and fun reads.
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Our review:
Max Magic doesn’t just perform magic tricks – he has real magic! When he finishes second in “The Greatest Show On Earth” he is disappointed. But, Max is supported by his family and the show must go on.
To add to Max’s worries his nan is frail, he’s being bullied at school and crooks, Garry and Barry Crayfish are out to get him. Max could use his magic powers to solve his problems but there will be consequences if he misuses them.
What’s not to love? Max Magic: The Incredible Holiday Hideout is funny with hilarious incidents, danger and action throughout. The jokes build up and are brilliant not just for the laughs but also for children who love to play with words and experiment. This is a stimulating story, jam-packed with humour, magic, excitement, chaos and hilarious antics, including a talking dog, tricks, powers, sabotaging world record attempts, fires, tails of destruction and mongooses.
Exploring themes of bullying, resilience, teamwork, good ethics, being useful to society and caring family values, there’s lots to discuss when reading Max Magic: The Incredible Holiday Hideout. There’s also a lovely message for those that have lost a loved one about “surviving in someone else’s memory”, and keeping them “in your heart”.
Dyslexia friendly with a clear, spaced-out font combined with pace and action children won’t want to put this book down! Perfect for reluctant readers, expect children to want to read the other two titles in this winning series.
Our verdict:
Max Magic The Incredible Holiday Hideout will appeal to a wide range of children. With a surprise ending, magic secrets revealed and a QR code leading to brand-new tricks, this book has a lot to offer. There’s also an opportunity for children to dress up as Magic Max, and share on social media, tagging in Stephen Mulhern.
Many thanks to Piccadilly Press for the review copy.
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Max Magic: The Incredible Holiday Hideout is featured in our May 2024 book club picks.
