All the Dutch phrases and words are great, even if some seem off in the context; kindjes, most of all- not to mention Egg, whose name is Egbert... and let me tell you that Egbert pronounced the way it should be, has no egg sound in there anywhere. I mean seriously, Bert would have made more sense. These things make me suspect that Tooke has been pretty out of practice with the Dutch language and its pronunciation. This does however mean that for anyone who speaks Dutch, the audiobook is something to be avoided. I love Gemma Whelan and this is nothing against her, but I will never understand why it's apparently impossible to teach narrators the foreign words they are supposed to read. So yeah, might want to avoid the audio! The Unadoptables – A book about five particular orphans at The Little Tulip Orphanage who are deemed 'unadoptable' by the matron that named them, Elinora Gassbeek. A cruel, foul woman, who is later revealed to be an orphan herself, and yet has no sympathy for the children in her care. Now you could argue that this isn't the point of the story. You'd be right, too, because it isn't. The point is to show found family, and perseverance. And that part is heartwarming, and the ending is lovely, which is the reason why initially my rating was higher. The experience of reading The Unadoptables feels very visual. Did you ‘see’ it as you were writing? Have films and TV dramas had any impact on your book?

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las últimas 150 paginas son TREMENDAS tipo los giros, cuando empiezan a planear el show de marionetas, toooda la escena del barco, posta que me re gustó. In a cold, dark, Amsterdam winter, a group of unique orphans shine brightly with hope and love. Milou and her band of talented friends set out from the Little Tulip Orphanage on a quest for freedom and family, over frozen canals to evade a despicable villain. With a little bit of spookiness and a whole lot of quirkiness, this book will capture your heart! Tegan Tigani, Queen Anne Book Company Milou’s ‘sense’ is something she’s had her entire life. It guides her through physical means: tingling ears when there’s danger looming, shadowy shapes that lead her towards answers, and even a whispered, faraway voice when her life is threatened. It could be a magical power she has, a sensitivity to some yet-unknown force, or perhaps even a ghost who follows her everywhere she goes. Or it could just be that Milou is just very intuitive to her surroundings, through the necessity of having to navigate an unstable environment. The amazing humour and world-building of Nevermoor meets the wisdom and warmth of Rooftoppers in this most un-ordinary adventure about five amazing children . . .

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Look I’m not gonna read this because a story about kids not being “adoptable” because of disability??? Or race???? IS NOT HEARTWARMING? Whose idea was this? Trauma sells I guess. Adoptees are real people, not your whimsy templates, and do not deserve this treatment in books. spectacular wit, dazzling theatrical wonder and huge amount of hope, courage and everlasting friendship. A book to absolutely fall in love with. - Cerrie Burnell, author of The Girl With the Shark's Teeth There is no denying that Hana Tooke can write. There is, however, the need to question whether or not she should. Especially when she writes books that, despite their well-written words and descriptions, are harmful to the very children she is writing for. Es una historia bonita llena de valores sobre la amistad y la familia, como el concepto más amplio que pueda existir. Sin embargo, no me encantó como pensé que lo haría. There are secrets hidden beneath the ice . . . bring the magic home in the frosty fourth instalment of the bestselling Pinch of Magic Adventures, from the award-winning Michelle Harrison.

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The RRP is the suggested or Recommended Retail Price of a product, set by the publisher or manufacturer. I have to say penguin publishing knows how to get a girl interested in a proof copy sending it with stroopwaffels (my fave's) and tea with the book tied with a beautiful gold ribbon. Nostalgia for my Dutch childhood flashed before my eyes and I had to be the one to take it home.

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I LOVE the book The Unadoptables. I love adventure stories just like that. It was a book I couldn’t stop reading. Like when you’re right in the middle of an exciting part and you’re asked to do a job. You’re always so reluctant to stop reading.’ I have one question... is there going to be a sequel? I love it! I really like how the book captures you in a way that a lot of books don’t. It's the sort of book that you would sneak under the covers because you don’t want to put it down.’ Read an extract: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-unadoptables-9780241453612/extracts/2322-the-unadoptables It's also worth noting that the book is set in the late 1800s, so the idea that people would be dismissive of otherness is accurate. Stating a historical fact is not the same as condoning that attitude. The 5 children at the centre of this book would, in all likelihood, have struggled to get adopted in Amsterdam during that time. Not once does Tooke say that they deserve to be left in care for their entire lives. She just understands that society was prejudiced to people of other races or with disabilities. It was also a time in which social care wasn't as carefully curated as it is today. This isn't the current adoption experience but more of an Oliver Twist style adoption process.Please, no more. Writers of children’s books often use orphans or foster care or adoption as an easy way to get rid of the parents in their stories so that their characters can go on adventures. It needs to stop. You do not understand the emotion or the suffering or the turmoil of what it is like to grow up like this. You never will. In the same breath that publishing has recently asked that you write your own stories without pillaging other ethnicities or voices, we also ask that you leave the system alone. Our lived experience is not a trope for you to exploit.