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mary_r_m's review
4.0
Fun! Kinda like a cross between "Alice in Wonderland" and "A Wrinkle in Time." The play on words were very clever.
scmiller's review
4.0
This book reminded me a lot of Salman Rushdie's first children's book, "Haroun and the Sea of Stories." I'd have to revisit Rushdie's book to give a better comparison, but off the top of my head the following is similar: darkness/sadness/shadows being tangible, continuous play on words/idioms/concepts (or the figurative made literal), a big giant magical bird, and the fantastical worlds are quite similar in terms of imagination and stories being suppressed/forbidden by some powerful force and that entire realm's existence depends on an young child who doesn't realize how important they are to that world.
hbouillon's review
5.0
This book started out really slow, but once I got into it, it really started to pick up. It's like the magic of Alice in Wonderland with the themes and metaphors you see in The Little Prince. Very good book that even as a children's book, has you thinking about life.
aduchene's review
2.0
Reminded me of Alice and Wonderland in concept. It built up the story for a while which left me bored and uninterested. The play on words once she entered the new world was entertaining and enjoyable, though.
jbrooxd's review
4.0
Reminded me a lot of The Phantom Tollbooth. Had to work at some of the allegories. Twists I expected didn't come but that was okay. Could spark good discussion about time and how we use/abuse it.
ap1's review
3.0
This book is SO MUCH like "The Phantom Tollbooth." I think it's probably better developed though. It's got the clever wordplay, fantastical creatures, quest to save an alternate world, etc. But it is longer and more in-depth. The author pretty much acknowledges in the end credits that she was highly inspired by the older novel.
My 10-year-old enjoyed this and read it pretty quickly. She didn't rhapsodize about it or anything, but she liked it. I thought it rather plodding, but then I had only recently read "The Phantom Tollbooth," so it was just too much of the same too soon. It just didn't grab adult me, although I probably would have highly enjoyed it as a child.
My 10-year-old enjoyed this and read it pretty quickly. She didn't rhapsodize about it or anything, but she liked it. I thought it rather plodding, but then I had only recently read "The Phantom Tollbooth," so it was just too much of the same too soon. It just didn't grab adult me, although I probably would have highly enjoyed it as a child.
jamie_toomai's review
3.0
Cute. By entering a fantasy world in peril, a girl discovers that daydreamers (moodlers in the jargon of the fantasy world) can make big contributions if they approach the world on their own terms. A much needed message for a moodler like me.
gigiatthelibrary's review
3.0
Clearly inspired by the Phantom Tollbooth but quirky in its own way. I likely would have enjoyed it a lot more had I read it when I was younger.
jaymeshaw's review
3.0
This would be a great read aloud for grades 3-5. The concept of time and being overscheduled is pretty cool.