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poplartears's review
4.0
The title of the first chapter is "How the Agricultural System of the Black Brothers was Interfered with by the Southwest Wind, Esquire" and so I wasn't sure how well this title would be received by Ashlyn. She loved it! She couldn't put it down and kept wanting to read more and more. I truly expected groaning or complaining and instead she said it was and awesome book. I am going to have to read it now just so I can understand why she enjoyed it so much.
glenn_blake's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 - A nice moral fairytale. This was published in 1851, and it is written in the style of the period, that may not suit children or young adults of this generation, but adults may well warm to this lighthearted, morality tale
iceangel9's review
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Cute story
summermsmith's review against another edition
4.0
Finished reading this loud with the boys and I really enjoyed it. The boys gave it two thumbs up and five out of five stars. It was a fun read!
kmspill's review
3.0
I read this book for Uni, its very quick and easy to read (I finished it in one sitting).
Its a classic victorian children's fairy tale, and although enjoyable was very predictable to me. I think I would have enjoyed it more if i'd read this book at a younger age. I liked the teachings and morals that were clearly interwoven throughout the tale.
Its a classic victorian children's fairy tale, and although enjoyable was very predictable to me. I think I would have enjoyed it more if i'd read this book at a younger age. I liked the teachings and morals that were clearly interwoven throughout the tale.
skojar's review
2.0
I wanted to like this a whole lot more than I did. Perhaps if I had read a version with illustrations, rather than the free ebook version? As an adult, I read children's books firstly to know ahead of time what I'm offering (or not offering) my kids. But it is sometimes enjoyable because of the occasionally magical and charming and funny stories. This was none of the three to any notable degree, with one exception: the chapter titles were entertaining. If I were reading for myself alone, I should have stopped after the table of contents. Since I was reading for my kids, I'm glad I didn't because as wholesome as the intent might be, there were a handful of elements that I'm not so sure I'm comfortable with.
There were nice descriptions of scenery.
There were nice descriptions of scenery.
popestig's review against another edition
3.0
Written in 1841 seemingly as part of the author's efforts of grooming an underage girl (!!) whom the author was to marry once she came of age.
This little tale is often mentioned as an early fantasy precursor. I found this to be solidly planted in the religious parable/fairy tale world and it's hard to see how this can have helped sparked another genre and not just more parables.