![]() ![]() – Mark FlowersĪll right! One of my favorite science fiction books out there (or is it fantasy since Mrs. The Disney movie has its charms (even the strange change of name to Brisbee), but one of the things that makes this book so amazing (and different from the film) is that, once you get past the idea of talking animals, it is amazingly grounded in real life: animal testing, childhood sickness, death, etc. The slowly unfolding backstory of the Rats. The mystery of what happened to Jonathan. Frisby was such an integral part of my childhood. – Charlotte BurrowsĬonsidering O’Brien only wrote 4 children’s books (all of them wonderful), it’s pretty impressive that I seriously considering two of them for my top ten (the other being The Silver Crown). – Hilary Writtįirst book I ever stayed up reading, under the covers, with flashlight… just couldn’t put it down. When I re-read it in library school I was still affected by the story. My Dad was my 5th-grade teacher, and he read this book to our class. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |