A pleasant reading for children as for their parents, for history is also entertaining and interesting. Puns, the offbeat and reverse rules made me think Alice in Wonderland. The small Motordu is the son of the Countess de Carreau-line Motordu Thomas and the Duke of Motordu, and as their name suggests, it is unthinkable for them not to twist the words they use: they are and facts. So when Motordu calls her father "Dad" .. it will not! We talk twisted words, so we say "tata" not "Dad" (explanation illustrated by the Duke of Motordu pink dress with hearts and a list of other possibilities: Coke, cat, .. rata). In short it is full of fantasy, poetry, joyfulness and freedom; I liked the example of the discovery "reams of party" on a boat in black and white tiles.
I highly recommend to parents who want to pass, too, the pleasure of playing with words.