Reviews

Hilda and the Great Parade by Luke Pearson

mehsi's review

5.0

This was a feast to read as there were some differences from the animated show. How she found the Raven. And more. It definitely had me delighted that there are so many Hilda stories and how they all have similarities but also differences. I love Hilda, she is a sweet adventurous girl though she may need to learn not everyone grows up in the wild. :P I did agree with her fully on the teacher and as I said before, some people shouldn't be teachers. I had lots of giggles while reading the story and I love Hilda and her mom's relationship! I do hope that Frida and David and Hilda become better friends.. because things were really stilted between them at times. And is it me or is Frida even more obnoxious about learning than normal? I cannot remember her being this much in the animated series..
I loved how all the stories came together as one and formed one big story.

Longer review to come after my vacation.

schmetterly's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

treesofreverie's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

yates9's review against another edition

3.0

Fascinating series across media but they rank from a very best graphic novel, excellent animated series and not as credible and convincing books.

It is fine but has little sense of spark compared to the other media versions.

jinxofthedesert's review

adventurous funny fast-paced

2.5

womanon's review

4.0

I so love these little books!

impybelle's review

2.0

And another swing and a miss for the Hilda tie in books. I was super excited to see how they'd flesh out the Hilda episodes/graphic novels (wasn't sure which way they'd go, honestly) and uh this was certainly a series of choices.

If you're the sort who isn't fond of changes being made just because they can, this is either one to miss entirely or one to read before you watch the Hilda series or read the graphic novel. Truthfully though, I'd skip this and just enjoy those two as they mesh much better and are better. Alfur gets to reason a few extra things out and that was nice, and Mom (why, oh why do publishers think American kids won't get that Mum is Mom?) has a nice moment or two and it's probably a trade up for her in terms of mistakes made regarding the Raven, though I prefer her hanging out with Hilda in the other formats so... eh.

This is a mashup of a few episodes and it fails to really bring any of them to life, sadly.

applepie10's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

princenbeaux's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

bec_c's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0