Book Name: The Ickabog
Author: J.K. Rowling
Publication Date: 10 November 2020
Genre: #ChildrenStories & #Fairytale
Characters:
Main Characters:
King Fred the Fearless: The inept, gullible ruler of Cornucopia
Lord Spittleworth: King Fred's cunning, greedy right-hand man
Lord Flapoon: Spittleworth's friend, equally corrupt
Captain Roach: Spittleworth's brutal henchman, and Beamish's replacement as Head of the Royal Guard
The Beamishes:
Major Beamish: Head of the Royal Guard
Bertha Beamish: His wife, head pastry chef in the Palace
Bert "Butterball" Beamish: Their son
The Dovetails:
Dan Dovetail: A carpenter at the Palace
Dora Dovetail: Head seamstress at the Palace
Daisy Dovetail: Their daughter, and Bert's best friend
Side Characters:
Lady Eslanda: A virtuous lady of the court, lusted after by Spittleworth
Gordon Goodfellow: A captain in the army of Cornucopia, son of cheesemakers; unknown to him, Lady Eslanda is secretly in love with him.
Millicent: Lady Eslanda's maid
Hetty: a maid, after Lady Eslanda gave her money, Hetty married Hopkins, and Hetty Hopkins had twins
Roderick Roach: Captain Roach's son and Bert's best friend after his fight with Daisy
Private Prodd: a private that was supposed to kill Daisy Dovetail
Ma Grunter: A brutal alcoholic who runs an orphanage in the North
Basher John: Ma Grunter's violent deputy
Herringbone: Chief Advisor
Cankerby the footman: Spittleworth's greedy footman who spies and tells on citizens in exchange for money
Martha: A girl from the Marshlands; Daisy's friend at the orphanage
Otto Scrumble: Spittleworth's butler who impersonates Widow Buttons and Professor Fraudysham
The Ickabog: A large creature as tall as two horses, with the power of human speech, and the ability to make fire, the last of its kind
Nobby Buttons: A character made up by Spittleworth
Plot & Summary:
Once upon a time, there was a happy kingdom of Cornucopia, famous for its sweets. The King of Cornucopia - King Fred, lived in the capital city, Chouxville. The Kingdom was very happy except the people who live near the Marshlands, they were very poor, and are famous for their tales of a monster, called the Ickabog that lives in the marsh and takes away sheep and probably children too.
King Fred is very concerned about being popular, so he tells his head seamstress, Mrs. Dovetail, to make him a new dress, as he wanted to meet another king of that area. But, Mrs. Dovetail dies from being overworked by the king, which leads Daisy to insult the king. Bert and Daisy fight about this, and their friendship seems to be over.
Days pass and people almost forget this incident.
When a man from the asks the king to punish the Ickabog for stealing his dog, the king takes his Royal Guard and goes to hunt down the Ickabog. The King and his party return to the palace with fear and sadness. Dovetail, who is kidnapped and put in the dungeon to carve them. The people of Cornucopia grow poorer and poorer due to the Ickabog tax, and discontent builds. The four friends, Daisy, Bert, Roderick, and a girl from the Marshlands named Martha, try to escape the orphanage. They nearly die because of a winter storm, but are saved by the Ickabog. Daisy convinces the Ickabog to show the people of Cornucopia that he is a monster, the good one.
Will the children be able to prove this? Is the Ickabog really a good monster, or trying to trick them? What does King Fred do? Go ahead, and read the book and get all these answers.
Review:
I was so immersed in the world of Cornucopia and dreamed of eating all the delicious pastries and hams. I also liked the words used in this book. I'm glad I picked this book. After Harry Potter, this the book which I enjoyed reading a lot! I always adore J. K. Rowling for her amazing stories with many plots and twists, no one can predict what can happen and where!I Am excited to see what J. K. Rowling is going to write next! 😊
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