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defiantdaughter's review against another edition
4.0
Read this aloud to my 6 and 3 year old daughters. My 6 year old loved it, and I enjoyed it too.
psal707's review against another edition
4.0
Igraine lives with her dad, Sir Lamorak, her mom, Lady Melisande, her talking cat, Sisyphus, and her brother, Albert, at Pimpernel Castle. It was soon to be her birthday and her parents were making some sort of secret magical present. Then, something went wrong. The magic turned her parents into pigs. Only giant's hair could fix them, so the next day she would set off to get Garleff the Friendly Giant to get his hair.
She left the next day, wearing her birthday present armor. She set off to the neighboring castle where her friend, Betram, had the fastest horses. Osmund the greedy was king of Darkrock Castle and put Betram in jail, so she went and got him out. Betram loaned her Lancelot and set off to get the hairs.
Garleff was friends with her parents, so getting the hairs was no problem. On the way back, she was accompanied by the Sorrowful Knight of Mount Tears.
When she got home, Osmound had set up camp in front of her castle because her parents owned something called the Singing Book, which he wanted deeply. Igraine went to her parents and they started the transformation. In the end, Osmound left, and her parents weren't pigs anymore.
She left the next day, wearing her birthday present armor. She set off to the neighboring castle where her friend, Betram, had the fastest horses. Osmund the greedy was king of Darkrock Castle and put Betram in jail, so she went and got him out. Betram loaned her Lancelot and set off to get the hairs.
Garleff was friends with her parents, so getting the hairs was no problem. On the way back, she was accompanied by the Sorrowful Knight of Mount Tears.
When she got home, Osmound had set up camp in front of her castle because her parents owned something called the Singing Book, which he wanted deeply. Igraine went to her parents and they started the transformation. In the end, Osmound left, and her parents weren't pigs anymore.
samabo802's review against another edition
4.0
Super cute book! All 4 of us ended up getting into it. Great listen!
thedamwife's review against another edition
4.0
Great modern fairy tale but it starts of a little slow.
aitchell's review against another edition
3.0
This was a cute book, and the main character was well-drawn. The others were somewhat one-dimensional. I do wonder if it lost something in the translation, however.
k_garamella's review against another edition
5.0
This is the first chapter book I ever read, and even now, I love the story of how Igraine saves Pimpernel Castle. Funke's books are amazing, and this one is no exception. I can't get enough!
bumblemee's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Ich hatte dieses Buch in Erinnerung als eines der Lieblingsbücher meiner Kindheit. Beim erneuten Hören habe ich festgestellt, wie viel ich nicht mehr wusste - was in diesem Fall aber schön war, denn so konnte ich die Geschichte auf eine Weise neu entdecken.
Ich liebe die Menge an Fantasie, die in allem steckt (die Zauberbücher, die Wasserschlangen, die Burg etc.) und Igraine als Protagonistin. Ihre Reise ist schön mitzuerleben.
Außerdem fand ich die Diskussion darum, was "ritterlich" bedeutet, schön umgesetzt, weil Igraine und der traurige Ritter jeweils voneinander lernen können.
Ich würde dieses Bucher super gerne irgendwann einem Kind vorlesen.
Ich liebe die Menge an Fantasie, die in allem steckt (die Zauberbücher, die Wasserschlangen, die Burg etc.) und Igraine als Protagonistin. Ihre Reise ist schön mitzuerleben.
Außerdem fand ich die Diskussion darum, was "ritterlich" bedeutet, schön umgesetzt, weil Igraine und der traurige Ritter jeweils voneinander lernen können.
Ich würde dieses Bucher super gerne irgendwann einem Kind vorlesen.
shicklin's review against another edition
3.0
Elijah enjoyed this-- it was a good story but nothing I need to read again. The kids enjoyed the pen and ink pictures.
graggirl's review against another edition
3.0
My oldest daughter enjoyed this book. As an adult some kid lit I enjoy and others are just so-so. This fell into that latter category. What I liked about this book were the strong supportive parental figures, the teamwork ethic to solve a problem, and the strong female character without belittling males!