Edie and the Box of Flits - Kate Wilkinson

Illustrations - Joe Berger

Book Summary

When eleven-year-old Edie Winter finds a mysterious box on the London Underground she's amazed to discover that it's home to a family of Flits - tiny winged people. But Impy, Speckle and Nid need Edie's help. Not only do they need supplies (rice crispies, sugar sprinkles, digestive biscuits and raisins) and someone to look after them, but their brother Jot has run away and they need Edie's help to find him.

First of all, I love books about lost things. Lost property offices always sound fascinating, I'd love to rummage through the rooms of the London Underground office like Edie does. The Flits are marvellous, tiny little thumb sized people with wings, whose personalities are definitely not miniature! I loved reading how they forage and use everything in different ways. The start of the book is actually quite harrowing but the story is lovely, I really enjoyed reading it. Edie feels lonely since starting secondary school but she ends up with loads of friends. The cover is so gorgeous too, it made me want to read it right away.

To make a FlitBox cocktail*: first shake without ice, 1.5 shots gin, 1/2 shot triple sec, 1/2 shot lemon juice, dash of grenadine, dash of sugar syrup, 1/2 shot egg white. Then add ice and shake again. Strain into a cocktail glass.

*adapted from Boxcar cocktail