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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
I remember reading this when younger. I remember liking it.
I have very fond memories of sitting on the floor in my second-grade classroom while my wonderful teacher, Mrs. Hall, read this to us. It was in Mrs. Hall's class that I began my lifelong love of reading, and I credit her and this book for starting my interest in science fiction and fantasy. This book probably isn't all that politically correct these days, but it's still a fun story of discovery, imagination and friendship. I hope there are second-grade teachers out there today who still read it to their classes.
Saw the movie before reading the book and, as usual, the book is better. The movie wasn't bad though.
One of my favorite books as a kid, but one I'm sure has lots of issues, esp with portrayal of indigenous peoples. but i loved it so much even so...
A sweet, middle-grade story about Omri who finds a magic cupboard that can make toys come to life, which is more trouble than it would seem.
As an adult I'm /way/ more aware of how deeply problematic this book is, but damned if it was not one of my favorites as a kid. Tiny cupboard! Brings alive toys! There is no way that can go wrong in real life! Past that, though, if my memory is correct it's uh. Not exactly racist? But it sort of trades on the Noble Savage trope, and that would make me really hesitate to recommend it to someone, especially a Small Human—unless maybe it was balanced out by something like "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian".
The book was an interesting read. It uses the magical, never quite explained cupboard and key to introduce some key points of American history and culture and race relations. Setting the story in England added another dimension to the story that gave the author reason to add extra explanations to Little Bear and Boone's needs.
lighthearted
fast-paced