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Moralistically preachy and the group consensus is "meh"
If somebody had tried to tell me a month ago that one of my favourite books read in 2012 would have a little mouse as its protagonist, I would have laughed. I am not big on anthropomorphic characters. I mean, except cats that appear as characters. Those I love but mice and other talking things? Yeah...
The movie was much better, but still made for an interesting read. Good way to kill time. A few concerns here and there, but eh, what can you do about'em?
I wish this had been out when I was a child.Perfect story of a knight and a princess. Features a princess who is beautiful without mentioning her physical traits, a mouse with big ears, a girl who wants, and a rat.Beautiful story of light and dark. Wonderful narrative voice. I now see why people ...
"DiCamillo tenderly captures a whole range of this human emotion: longing (and perhaps, as the title suggests, desperation) in a simple and true way- perfect for her young audience."See full review at:http://sometimesjenniferreads.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/march-newbery-winners/
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