by Jean Ferris
I read this such a long time ago that I've almost forgotten it, but my recent thing with coming-of-age stories started to bring back memories, and all of them pleasant ones. One of them being in fifth grade when I was stuck in my mother's native Taiwan for two months with quite literally no book to ...
Such a stinkin cute book. I "read" this on audio, and the whole time I was listening, I had a smile on my face. Ed's funny way of messing up sayings was always great, and the relationship between Marigold and Chris was charming. Of course, none of it was surprising, and you can tell who Chris is pre...
It took me a little bit to get into this one but after I did I really liked it. I wasn't sure if I liked or didn't like the social/political undertones in this book because it was a book for younger kids, but it was a really well told fairy tale. I liked that it didn't stick to any preexisting fairy...
I loved this fun fairy tale.
The writing is a little rough in places and the beginning is slow, but overall it's an enjoyable story and the action at the end was very exciting.
Fun little fantasy tale, esp. Ed's constantly mixed up aphorisms and adages and proverbs. Just a simple, funny tale you could read with your kids or give them. Beware the ending: set up for a sequel, only the sequel adds little to the overall story and this story did not really require a sequel.
OMG!!! When I read the back of this book, I didn't think it was going to be all that interesting. My sister had said it was really good, so I thought I'd give it a try; of course, I ended up reading the entire thing in one sitting. WOW. This is quite possibly the HAPPIEST thing I have ever read in m...
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