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A review by imperfectcj
Peter and the Starcatchers: Peter and the Starcatchers / Peter and the Shadow Thieves / Peter and the Secret of Rundoon by Greg Call, Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson
3.0
My kids and I listened to this on audio in the car on the way to flute lessons and homeschool co-op and in the house during lunch when I got tired of reading aloud between bites of cold warmed-over leftovers.
Imagining Peter Pan's origin story is a lovely idea, and it was well executed. There were a few too many twists and turns for my taste (they just became exhausting by the end), but the main thing I didn't like about the book was that it was so violent. Yes, the original is violent, too, but I don't remember J.M. Barrie's version having quite so much gushing blood.
I also have mixed feelings about how often my 4.5-year-old tells me to walk the plank since we started listening to this story. It's cute, but I'm not a strong enough swimmer for that kind of thing.
Imagining Peter Pan's origin story is a lovely idea, and it was well executed. There were a few too many twists and turns for my taste (they just became exhausting by the end), but the main thing I didn't like about the book was that it was so violent. Yes, the original is violent, too, but I don't remember J.M. Barrie's version having quite so much gushing blood.
I also have mixed feelings about how often my 4.5-year-old tells me to walk the plank since we started listening to this story. It's cute, but I'm not a strong enough swimmer for that kind of thing.