undulateabyss5 's review for:

Growing Home by Beth Ferry

4.5

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Inside the new home of two antique sellers and their daughter, we follow the humorous adventures of those who spend their time together. They first include the grumpy and serious family goldfish Toasty and the curious and talkative houseplant Ivy, and later come the adventurous spider Arthur and the arrival of singing houseplant Ollie. They’ll soon need each other’s help when a mysterious man is after Toasty’s regal tank that has a history of its own.

This is just a nice charming story about friendship and family with the cast of small characters that bring a lot, with the final surprising part being about teamwork. The illustrations are also very simply yet a bit silly as well. The story also feels reminiscent of E.B. White’s works such as “Charlotte’s Web” for its calm storytelling. A shiner of a story that shows that family is the most valuable thing you’ll always have. <b>A- (91%/Excellent)</b>