The Finest in the Land Book Cover

What's the Book About?

Forming a band is fun. But in a magic adventure, the band gets involved with some travelling players who are not what they seem. Stage 9, More Stories A (Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories)

Book Details

  • Band:
  • Scheme: Oxford Reading Tree
  • Type: Fiction
  • Author: Roderick Hunt

Reviews from Our Readers

Hannah Courtney (Age 7)

Rating: 5 / 5

This book is about
Annenna came round to play, Wilf, Wilma and Nadime came to play too. It was Kipper's birthday next week and they had an adventure.

My favourite part of the book is
was Kipper's 6th birthday and the band played Happy Birthday.

I would also like to say
I play the piano.

Ethan D (Age 5)

Rating: 4 / 5

This book is about
The children formed a band to play Happy Birthday to Kipper. They went on a magic adventure and met some entertainers. The entertainers were not very good at entertaining. The entertainers were going to the castle for the Duke's feast to celebrate his birthday. They got the children to go too to play the music. One of the entertainers hugged the Duke's daughter. He wanted to marry her. He gave her a mixture to put into the wine to make the people fall asleep. At the feast, the entertainers were splatted with food because they were terrible. The Duke was angry and he said he would put them in the dungeons. The Duke was happy with the music that the children played. While the children were playing the music, everyone fell asleep and the Duke's daughter ran away with Hugh (one of the entertainers).

The main characters are
Kipper, Wilf, Wilma, Anneena, Nadim, Biff and Chip, the entertainers (Hugh and John) and the Duke, his wife and daughter.

My favourite part of the book is
Kipper's 6th birthday party at the end of the book.

I would also like to say
This is a fiction book because the story is not real.

Hanaka (Age 5)

Rating: 5 / 5

This book is about
The children practiced singing Happy Birthday for Kipper. Suddenly the magic key began to glow. It took them back in time. Some entertainers were practicing. Then, the children went to the Duke to play him happy birthday.

The main characters are
Nadim, Aneena, Biff, Chip, Wilf and Wilma.

My favourite part of the book is
When the man said that Biff's recorder and Wilma's guitar were strange.

I would also like to say
I play the cello.

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