My enjoyment of the Flight antholigies is purely shallow: they're pretty. The writing varies wildly, as you get in a collection. But it's pretty to look at, and that, I think, is the point.
Oh my. I think I’m developing a bit of an ‘author crush’ on Miss DiCamillo. This book was just positively charming. Much like The Tale of Despereaux, this book feels very much like an old fairy tale. Though the book is a fantasy story, DiCamillo tells it in such a way that you really feel like it co...
2.5 - 3Another enjoyable installment in LaFever's Theodosia Throckmorton series, this time taking place in Egypt and with a cast of mostly new characters. It was good, but I did feel like it dragged in places and could have been tightened up a bit more.I liked the revelations about how Theo is conne...
When orphan Peter visits the fortune teller who appears in the city square, he asks one question, is his sister alive? Always told that his baby sister died shortly after birth, the fortune teller gives him a surprising answer - an elephant will lead him to her. So starts a magical fairy tale that...
A charming story of love and hope, The Magician's Elephant was a delightful surprise. I can't recall who recommended it to me, but if I could remember, I'd thank them. I loved the writing, the descriptions, and most of all, the story of a little boy and love. Absolutely wonderful, and just begging t...
3.5 It is a lovely story, with the feel of the classic fable - I would highly recommend it as a read-aloud or along-with for ages six and up, although I highly enjoyed it on its own. It is a story of magic and love and hope and dreams.
Ahh. That was extremely satisfying. A nice feel for London in the Late Victorian. Theodosia is a marvelous character, taking a very studious and practical attitude towards magic when dealing with the ancient Egyptian artifacts in the museum her father runs. Whenever he stays overnight working on...
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