The Kensington Reptilarium
A most unexpected adventure into a world unknown. Enter if you dare . . .
The Caddy kids are having the best time. Dad’s away hunting and eldest sister Kick is looking after Scruff, Pin and Bert – and they’re loving it. Until they find out their father is missing . . .
This is the story of how four loud, grubby urchins from the Aussie outback find themselves in the heart of London, where the first peacetime Christmas after the six long, hard years of World War II promises to be a big one. Except for the Caddy kids. Their Scrooge-like Uncle Basti hates children. He prefers the company of the hundreds of snakes in his terrace house – the fabled Kensington Reptilarium. But fate lends the Caddy kids a helping hand in the guise of the outraged authorities who want to close down the Reptilarium. With the police about to descend – and the kids about to riot if they don’t get their Christmas wishes – can sour old Basti possibly be transformed in time?
A feel-good tale that will have you cheering on these four fearless bush kids as they take on the world!
Australian Book Industry Award shortlist for Book of the Year for Older Children (2014)
About the Caddy Kids Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Kensington Reptilarium(2013)
- 2.The Icicle Illuminarium(2014)
- 3.The Luna Laboratorium(2015)
Reading age: 9+ years
This series should be read in order.
The Caddy Kids are four wilful children from outback Australia. When their father, an heroic adventurer, goes missing, the authorities ship the kids off to London. Here they are hurled into the weird home of their uncle Basti, the Kensington Reptilarium, home to hundreds of snakes. Uncle Basti is none too pleased by the intrusion of his grubby relatives. But, thanks to the snakes, he is facing the outrage of his neighbours and the Caddy Kids turn out to be resourceful allies.