Especially not when darkness falls and the wind howls around Maw Rocks and the wreck of the battleship Leviathan, where even now some swear they have seen the unctuous Malamander creep… Herbert Lemon, Lost-and-Founder at the Grand Nautilus Hotel, knows that returning lost things to their rightful owners is not easy – especially when the lost thing is not a thing at all, but a girl. Nobody visits Eerie-on-Sea in the winter. And again, if your young readers love this one, there’s a second. Herbert returns things to their owners, and Violet happens to have lost her folks in the small seaside village where the Malamander lives… Beautifully written, Malamander is about fear and judgement and assumptions. This is the story of Violet, who needs the assistance of Herbert Lemon, a professional Lost-and-Founder. They’re frightening, especially when they may have something to do with the disappearance of your parents.
Ages 8 12.Sea-monsters are strange beings. Meanwhile, exaggerated, stylized illustrations from Booth (This Is Christmas) bring both cast and setting to life, capturing the feel of this fantastical, energetic mystery. Taylor (Haunters) combines atmospheric descriptions with tongue-in-cheek humor, off-kilter concepts (a mechanical mermonkey that "prescribes" books), and quirky characters to create an unusual series opener.
Everyone wants that egg, from local writer Sebastian Eels to the hook-handed "Boat Hook Man," to the Grand Nautilus's intimidating owner, Lady Kraken. Violet's parents' disappearance connects to the local story of the malamander, a half-man, half-fish creature whose egg is believed to grant wishes. When Violet Parma, also 12, asks him to help find her parents, who went missing from the hotel when she was an infant, the resulting search quickly takes a turn for the weird. In the appropriately named Eerie-on-Sea, Herbert Lemon, 12, works at the Grand Nautilus Hotel as a lost-and-founder, responsible for maintaining lost items.
In this endearingly strange middle grade adventure set against the backdrop of a seaside resort town during the off-season, two orphans are caught up in a local legend.
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