He was the voice of the "shrunken head" on the Knight Bus in the 2004 movie Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and read the audio book version of Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys. Following the mysterious disappearance four years ago of their father, twelve-year-old twins Bran and Fran are living with their mum in a small Midlands town. This book will be so useful for teachers to use as a good example of a modern adventure, with a twist. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. However, stories are magical things – and it is not long before the pair discover that the Nine Dominions are of course real.

A story wrapped around legends, a brilliant family dynamic, a hilarious zebracorn and lots of lovely messages. But four years on, history repeats itself when Mum disappears in similar circumstances, apparently taken by a fork of lightning. While intended for readers aged 8 and older, I feel that like many Middle Grade books it will appeal to readers of all ages. The Book of Legends by Lenny Henry Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins was a wonderful and What if all the stories were real?Fran and Bran end up on a quest looking for their parents who have disappeared - taken by hooked lightening. Both kids use jokes, humour and storytelling to help them deal with the grief of losing their father the year before. 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.

A superbly fun and witty story about stories and storytelling with wonderfully diverse representation - Twins Bran and Fran attend a British Sign Language school; Bran is deaf. Lenny is a strong advocate for diversity, using his voice to give talks on the subject all over the world. I really do admire the children's bravery and was happy to find out what really happened to their parents! His earliest television appearance was on the New Faces talent show, which he won in 1975 with an impersonation of Stevie Wonder.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. His latest book/audiobook is about two ordinary kids, who are about to go on one extraordinary adventure! Lenny’s Production Company, Douglas Road, has achieved success in partnership with Burning Bright on the recently acclaimed The Commonwealth Kid documentary and has a host of other programmes in the pipeline. Bran and Fran just love living with their mum, everyday is different as she Loves telling them daily stories.

Twelve-year-old twins Fran and Bran and their mum live in a small town in the Midlands, Dad having mysteriously disappeared one stormy night on a family camping trip. But when their mum’s treasured storybook turns out to be a portal to another world full of mythical legends, everything changes.The twins travel from their home through mystical lands, facing many adversaries from wicked fairies to Viking warriors, and meet lots of new friends along the way, such as the fabulous Zebracorn.