Bonus points for Joyce's art, but I wasn't as engrossed in the story as I usually am. There's a swashbuckling robber, and a clever brave little girl, and I like the idea, but something about it didn't quite stick. I'll have to see how the second one goes.Library copy.
This is a beautiful, old-style sort of children's book, full of whimsy and darkness and fantastical things. Not as much . . . substance to it as I'd hoped, for lack of a better word, but I enjoyed it, and I love the author's art. This is the first in a series of books, I'm about to start the secon...
2.5 - 3 starsVery creative and an enjoyable read, thoroughly MG and the second in a promising series. (Also being released as an animated film this Winter from Dreamworks under the series title Rise of the Guardians). Next book is E. Aster Bunny:)Spare, inked illustrations. Obviously laying groundwo...
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