The Book of Legends: A hilarious and fast-paced quest adventure from bestselling comedian Lenny Henry

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The Book of Legends by Lenny Henry Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins was a wonderful and What if all the stories were real? His latest book/audiobook is about two ordinary kids, who are about to go on one extraordinary adventure!

I really do admire the children's bravery and was happy to find out what really happened to their parents! Tennille Rolingson, Jericho Prize [A] celebration of the vitality of storytelling, The Book of Legends made me laugh, made me teary, left me happy and hopeful. Bran and Fran just love living with their mum, everyday is different as she Loves telling them daily stories. The children find themselves left with eccentric local bookseller Madge as a guardian and their mother’s book of fantastical tales for comfort, unsure what to do next.

Siblings can be annoying, a responsibility, and the best person to team up with – or all of those things at once! Wildebeeste (a homage to Teddy Pendergrass using the 'TP' initials), Brixton pirate radio disc jockey DJ Delbert Wilkins and Trevor MacDoughnut (a parody of Trevor McDonald).

In 2018 the BBC broadcast The Lenny Henry Birthday Show, looking back on Lenny’s career to commemorate his 60th birthday. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.Perfect for fans of fast-paced adventures, The Book of Legends, from comedian Lenny Henry is a laugh-out-loud magical story for 8-12 year olds, illustrated throughout by the incredibly talented Keenon Ferrell. I thought Bran and Fran are such fantastic children and it is great seeing sign language interwoven into this story - not many books have this! She encouraged him to move over to the fledgling alternative comedy scene, where he established a career as a stand-up comedy performer and character comedian. Lenny is a strong advocate for diversity, is the author of The Boy With Wings , and has co-written the book Access All Areas: The Diversity Manifesto for TV and Beyond . Henry's first book for children is as funny as might be expected but it's also quietly thoughtful and poignant, examining ideas of heritage, family, love and belonging in a way that lifts the Chosen One troupe out of the territory of cliché.

He has been a Trustee of the National Theatre since February 2016 and was awarded a Knighthood in 2015 for services to drama and charity.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.