Tam Lin was a rather enchanting read, especially as far as picture books go. Having never read or heard the story of Tam Lin before reading this adaptation (and having never heard of it before I stumbled across it), I was pleasantly surprised by the experience.I always find mythology and folklore en...
I felt that it took WAY too long to get to the main action in this book. I spent the majority of the book wondering when the action was going to start. There were funny and witty passages, but I felt like there were way too many references to works of English and classical literature that I've never...
His granny's wisdom and his pet's love save a boy from evil magic as he braves a cursed maze to save his lamb. The text has an uneven rhythm and rhyming pattern and is better read aloud. It may be a little difficult, and also a little scary, for younger children to read alone.The subdued, detailed i...
I read a very interesting review the other day of Tam Lin - a modern novelization by Pamela Dean which is adapted from the old Scottish ballad. I'm not sure if/when I'll get around to reading it, but the review sparked my interest in discovering more about the legend so when I saw that there was a ...
Log in with Facebook 
