The Animal Family by Randall Jarrell, Maurice Sendak

The Animal Family

Randall Jarrell, Maurice Sendak

192 pages first pub 1965 (editions)

fiction childrens fantasy adventurous reflective slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

This is the story of how, one by one, a man found himself a family. Almost nowhere in fiction is there a stranger, dearer, or funnier family -- and the life that the members of The Animal Family live together, there in the wilderness beside the se...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 127 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
emotional 50%
funny 50%
inspiring 50%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Character: 50%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%

Average rating

4.1

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!

If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.