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karajrapp's review
4.0
I read these out loud to the kids (ages 4 and 6) mostly during a week stuck sick at home, and they begged me to keep reading at the end of each chapter. The stories are creative and charming, with just the right amount of adventurous peril to keep them engaging - complete with compelling mice villans! They are a fun stepping stone to the slightly older and more violent Redwall series.
honeybee_reads_'s review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
ashleyjean6's review
5.0
This was a Christmas gift for Catherine. We absolutely flew through this collection of 3 books. The kids LOVED them and begged for "just one more chapter" every time we read. We're planning on reading the other 4 books in the series soon. Highly recommend. Even my sensitive souls found the books suspenseful in a good way and enjoyed it all. Nothing too scary. I can't believe how recently they were written, they read like old classics.
stacikristine's review
5.0
My kids (8, 5, 3) absolutely love these books! As soon as this one was over, my oldest said, "Is there a third!?" I will say that I wish there were more natural consequences for the "bad characters" in this book. Another reader made a comment that it seemed like the bad guys got rewarded instead of punished. I definitely see where they were coming from with this comment. We also talked multiple times about General Marchmouse's bragging and how he needed to learn how to be humble. But, despite this, Tumtum and Nutmeg are some of my family's favorite little characters.
lovmelovmycats's review
4.0
I don't love this series, but my daughter loves it so much that I just ordered her the next two books. From England. (and I live in the US)
kinderny's review
3.0
Definitely twee. Separate story adventures of two mice that live in a secret room of Rose Cottage. They contact the rather neglected children that live there with their absent minding inventor father. Not bad, I could see really good readers in 4th grade liking the fact that this is a longer book and they could sink their teeth into it, and yet does not provide any challenging social issues- much like the animal adventure/fairy stories that are often standard fare for younger readers. I might have liked it as a child- would not have loved it- but not so much now.
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