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A review by the_mighty_quinn
Mr Tiger, Betsy and the Blue Moon by Sally Gardner, Nick Maland
3.0
This book was okay. Somewhat similar to classic books like The Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan, or The Phantom Tollbooth, though those books are a bit better written. But if you very much like any of those books, you'll probably be charmed by this book as well.
It's beautifully illustrated, and I think that many kids will like it, especially if they like the stories I listed above. But something about the story felt a bit flat to me. I wanted it to be in the style of My Father's Dragon or The Little Prince. A bit zany, creative, but also very deep and connecting generations with its wisdom. And it didn't really live up to that. That is on me though, you cannot expect a book to live up to some of my favorite books!
That all being said, it was a charming little original fairy tale, and I think that kids will really like it. They might especially like it because of the way that the physical book looks (many of the pages are blue, most of the words are written in blue ink, and there are pictures on every page. Most of the pages aren't full pages either, and there is a lot of white space filled up with the illustrations). Worth reading I would say.
It's beautifully illustrated, and I think that many kids will like it, especially if they like the stories I listed above. But something about the story felt a bit flat to me. I wanted it to be in the style of My Father's Dragon or The Little Prince. A bit zany, creative, but also very deep and connecting generations with its wisdom. And it didn't really live up to that. That is on me though, you cannot expect a book to live up to some of my favorite books!
That all being said, it was a charming little original fairy tale, and I think that kids will really like it. They might especially like it because of the way that the physical book looks (many of the pages are blue, most of the words are written in blue ink, and there are pictures on every page. Most of the pages aren't full pages either, and there is a lot of white space filled up with the illustrations). Worth reading I would say.