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by J.R.R. Tolkien, Wayne G. Hammond, Christina Scull
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FeeRtheDragon
FeeRtheDragon rated it 5 years ago
Roverandom by J.R.R. Tolkien is a story based on an event that happened when Michael Tolkien was but a boy.Four-year-old Michael Tolkien lost his favorite toy dog and his father created this story to give Michael an idea of what might have happened to his little toy dog.This was such a fun read!
Ernesto Rafael Santana's Book Blog
Ernesto Rafael Santana's Book Blog rated it 7 years ago
Buen cuento del maestro J.R.R. Tolkien , ideal para niños y para los no tan niños.
thomcat
thomcat rated it 11 years ago
Greatly enjoyed by my nine year old, to whom I read out loud. Here first question upon finishing - "Is there a sequel?"
A Man With An Agenda
A Man With An Agenda rated it 11 years ago
As wonderful and rich and moving as he may be sometimes, Tolkien can be terribly boring. There is something of the lightness that makes 'The Hobbit' so much fun, but since Tolkien never fully prepped this book for publication, the final effort was never made to make this appealing to children. I'm s...
TsalagiWriter
TsalagiWriter rated it 11 years ago
This book is about a dog named Rover. He bites a wizard and then to punish him, the wizard turns him into a very small toy dog.There were some parts of this book that I enjoyed, but most of the time, I found myself not being able to really get into the story. It was well-written and not a bad book. ...
Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it 12 years ago
So what to say about this? First, honestly, if you are going to have notes in the back of the book, could you please (with a cherry on top) let the reader know when there is a note? Just saying.This is not as good as LOTR or the Hobbit,yet a reader can see the beginnings of both in this story. It...
A Sea of Stars
A Sea of Stars rated it 12 years ago
It was a perfectly fine book but I just didn't care for it all that much.
Books: A true story
Books: A true story rated it 14 years ago
This is a short story that is also in Tales from the Perilous Realm.
Lisa the Nerd
Lisa the Nerd rated it 15 years ago
in a sentence or so: a naughty little puppy named Rover is quite rude to a crotchety magician. the magician, needless to say, does not take too kindly to Rover's rudeness and turns him into a toy pup. will Rover be able to ever become a real puppy again?Rover, who reminds me a lot of the Pokey Littl...
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