4.33 AVERAGE

adventurous inspiring fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Loveable characters: Yes
adventurous hopeful inspiring slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

I read this book countless times in elementary school.
It has uniquely beautiful storytelling, illustrations, and characters. It remains one of my favorite books for ages 10+.

Great book!
adventurous inspiring reflective relaxing medium-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: Yes

A very easy to read and enjoyable fantasy based loosely / inspired by in Chinese folktales.  Many small surprises in the journey with each challenge resolved quickly.  Lovely story and very satisfying.
adventurous
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This book was amazing. My third graders absolutely loved it. Even I loved it and hope to read it again many times in my life. We love the artwork and the whole story was beautiful, but we loved how the whole story was a story was in a story with an a story. There were many layers to the onion you could say. And we couldn’t wait to see how it all came together.
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

irishlass18's review

5.0

Had a wonderful time reading this book nightly to my 8 and 6 year old. We couldn't wait to find out what would happened to Minli next. An enchanting tale about family, fortune, kings, goldfish, dragons, monkeys, magistrates and the Man of the Moon. A book created by stories within the story. This book really kept my kids on their toes as they had to track the many interesting characters and their interwoven story lines. It also generated many questions to clarify vocabulary used by the author. The three of us loved this book!
adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-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: No