The sense of humor puts me in mind of Roald Dahl, but the execution is both more preachy and more zany than I wanted it to be. Unfortunately, though my kids enjoyed the book, I found it to be a slog. I absolutely love Eva Ibbotson's historical novels for kids and teens, and I decided to read this book aloud to my kids based on that. As Minette and Fabio adjust to life on the island, and distance themselves from the troubles they left behind in their regular lives, they come to feel a strong affinity for the aunts and their creatures, but Lambert feels no such sympathy and soon brings a major threat to the island in the form of his greedy father. Two of the children, Minette and Fabio, are mostly agreeable and pleasant, but the third choice, Lambert, proves to be difficult and even dangerous in a variety of ways. Realizing that more hands would make lighter work for them as they age, the sisters pose as aunts and each one kidnaps a child. Three sisters, Etta, Coral, and Myrtle, have been tending to the unusual creatures on their island without help for years.
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