Knight Sir Louis and his friends are back for more hilarious mayhem in their sixth fantastically funny and heart-warming adventure, The Cauldron of Chaos.  An absolute riot of fun that is guaranteed to bring giggles galore to young readers as they join Knight Sir Louis on his perilous quest.

Knight Sir Louis is racing towards another heroic adventure on his trusty robot steed, Clunkalot, a mission to save the Kingdom of Squirrel Helm from evil, cursed living diamonds intent on world domination.  With the help of his loyal, magical sword, Dave, he is able to defeat the diamonds (or is he?), but not without Dave being injured and in need of healing by his maker which means that Louis is in need of a new sword …

His friend, wizentor (wizard inventor) Pearlin is too busy building a theme park for King Burt the Not Bad to help so instead she sends him to ambitious witch, Cilla Da Spell’s market stall where he buys Steve Jabs who has a penchant for mood music, photos and giving directions, but not too sure about the actual jabbing …

When Louis goes to meet his best friend, Catalogue the boar, who is now a Police Inspector, he discovers that his help is needed to help solve a case of thievery, a case that leads towards the Big Bank and a dastardly, greedy villain … the Cauldron of Chaos who steals from the rich anyone and gives to the poor itself. 

Can friends Louis, Catalogue and Pearlin come up with a plan to defeat the Cauldron of Chaos and return the stolen riches to their rightful owners?  Will joining forces with Cilla Da Spell make the Cauldron invincible?  Can diamonds really be a knight’s best friend?  And, will they find the perfect cauldron cleanser in Transylwoofia?

Oh my goodness!  This was SO much fun!  I absolutely loved how playful it is in terms of wacky ideas and language – and the bookish and popular references which made me giggle.  I adored the running commentary by the good citizens of Squirrel Helm.  I also loved the ‘Choose Your Own’ section where the reader helps the friends decide where to go in Transylwoofia via Chapters A-F – but having to read all chapters to be successful!

The layout of this book will make it incredibly appealing to readers from its many, many brilliantly expressive and lively illustrations over partial and whole pages to its range of fonts to its graphic novel style inserts and commentary asides and insights for the reader.

There is such a wonderful bond of friendship between Louis and his friends which make them a wonderful team when coming up ideas and carrying out their plan.  They show courage and determination when facing danger, never giving up and working together to complete their mission.  Whilst there are PLENTY of laughs in this adventure, I also really liked that it has strong friendships and a real warmth that young readers will enjoy. A delightful, fast-paced adventure, fizzing with friendship and humour, perfect for readers of 8+.

Thank you to Dannie Price and Guppy Books for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.