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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
I hadn't read this book since I was a little kid, but it held up just as well. Lynne Reid Banks did a fantastic job in this story making the sentences crisp, clear, and deliciously descriptive. I love the way she writes, and I think it makes for an even more fantastical and engaging novel.
When Omri finds out that the gift he got for his birthday (which he wasn't too keen on to begin with) can magically transform into a real live Indian brave through the magic of a special cupboard and key, he becomes enthralled with the world of Little Bear (the Indian). Trouble ensues when Omri's friend Patrick finds out and wants to be a part of it, but he doesn't know how to keep his mouth shut. For Patrick, they bring a cowboy named Boone to life, but cowboys and Indians don't mesh too well together, and even more trouble comes from this pairing. But as time goes on, Little Bear and Boone find some common ground, as do Omri and Patrick who had been fighting over the magical discovery and what to do about it.
If you're looking for a fun, magical, twists and turns kind of read that will delight you as both a child and an adult, this is the book for you.
Beth Rodgers, Author of 'Freshman Fourteen,' a Young Adult Novel
When Omri finds out that the gift he got for his birthday (which he wasn't too keen on to begin with) can magically transform into a real live Indian brave through the magic of a special cupboard and key, he becomes enthralled with the world of Little Bear (the Indian). Trouble ensues when Omri's friend Patrick finds out and wants to be a part of it, but he doesn't know how to keep his mouth shut. For Patrick, they bring a cowboy named Boone to life, but cowboys and Indians don't mesh too well together, and even more trouble comes from this pairing. But as time goes on, Little Bear and Boone find some common ground, as do Omri and Patrick who had been fighting over the magical discovery and what to do about it.
If you're looking for a fun, magical, twists and turns kind of read that will delight you as both a child and an adult, this is the book for you.
Beth Rodgers, Author of 'Freshman Fourteen,' a Young Adult Novel
A great story for imagination. I read this when I was a kid, I liked the idea of secret magic that made impossible things happen.
I read this as a kid and I just re-read it last week b/c I'm teaching it to my 4th graders. I love it for the vocabulary (wielded, lithely, haughtily) that I get to expose them to. I love it for the well-defined characters. Yesterday my students wrote from the perspective of Little Bear and they loved it. (Me cold. Who this big man? What want?) And I love it for the fantastical story. Great book for kids and fun to read again as an adult.
I read this book as a kid and found it fun and exciting. I loved the idea of a kid bringing to life miniature people, befriending them, and figuring out how to provide them with food, water, and size-appropriate tools. The story never goes more than a few pages without some kind of obstacle or dilemma for Omri, the main character, to navigate. There's plenty of tension, but things are never too scary.
As an adult, I find the plot disturbing/fascinating, when you consider the miniature people are REAL PEOPLE, who Omri is basically treating like pets. By the end of the book, he (spoiler alert...) puts the folks back in the cupboard (to return to their old lives, probably) but behold, there are 4 more books in the series, and Little Bear & pals are summoned again and again.
Definitely a book that's bound to make the more mature reader ponder the moral and ethical ramifications of such a situation.
In other words: "fun" for all ages, and just a little bit warped.
As an adult, I find the plot disturbing/fascinating, when you consider the miniature people are REAL PEOPLE, who Omri is basically treating like pets. By the end of the book, he (spoiler alert...) puts the folks back in the cupboard (to return to their old lives, probably) but behold, there are 4 more books in the series, and Little Bear & pals are summoned again and again.
Definitely a book that's bound to make the more mature reader ponder the moral and ethical ramifications of such a situation.
In other words: "fun" for all ages, and just a little bit warped.
*Elijah’s Rating & Review*
I want to start it all over again. I liked when that cowboy was about to die but he got better. I also thought it was funny that he cried all the time. He was my favorite character, Little Bear was my second favorite, and then Omri. I want to start the next one now!
I want to start it all over again. I liked when that cowboy was about to die but he got better. I also thought it was funny that he cried all the time. He was my favorite character, Little Bear was my second favorite, and then Omri. I want to start the next one now!
I read this whole series as a child and it was fun to read it with my girls, although I did have to edit some questionable parts as I read-aloud.
A childhood favorite. Filled with mystery, magic, and action. My daughter loved listening to this book and imagining what was going to happen next.
It was just as fun as I remember it! In a gentle way, it introduces deeper thinking on relations between whites and Native Americans and how western expansion was perceived by both groups. I also love Omri's growth in his understanding of the value of a life. My little boys are eager to hear another in this series.