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A review by michellewatson
Home Again by Kallie George
3.0
Oh, the Heartwood Hotel...this has been a great series for my 5- and 6-year-olds. It's very innocent and pure. It has a cute cast of animal characters. It's well-paced and fun to read. Light, heartwarming, adventurous.
It lacks many of the things that parents find objectionable, such as an over-emphasis on romance. It's not angsty or filled with crass humor. I'd recommend this to any parent any day of the week.
But, it's a little vanilla for me, personally. (I'm that cynical parent who wants to whisper to the kids...oh, that fox would've gobbled up that mouse in a split-second...animals don't deny their basic instincts just because another animal is "nice" to them and mends their paw...)
But I think the sweetness and goodness is what appeals to my boys the most. And there's something to be said for that. My boys don't demand that animals act like animals. They want to see themselves in the story, and that's really the intention here. (So, I will hold my tongue when I feel a realist rant coming on.)
It lacks many of the things that parents find objectionable, such as an over-emphasis on romance. It's not angsty or filled with crass humor. I'd recommend this to any parent any day of the week.
But, it's a little vanilla for me, personally. (I'm that cynical parent who wants to whisper to the kids...oh, that fox would've gobbled up that mouse in a split-second...animals don't deny their basic instincts just because another animal is "nice" to them and mends their paw...)
But I think the sweetness and goodness is what appeals to my boys the most. And there's something to be said for that. My boys don't demand that animals act like animals. They want to see themselves in the story, and that's really the intention here. (So, I will hold my tongue when I feel a realist rant coming on.)