Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2171 KP) rated The Caboose Who Got Loose in Books
Oct 16, 2019
I hadn’t read this picture book for years until I picked it up recently, and I was immediately struck by the moral of the story. It’s complex, about enjoying your life while you dream of something else, so kids might not fully grasp it, but that doesn’t make it any less good. Of course, kids are mostly going to be interested in the story and pictures. As with all Bill Peet’s books, the pictures are detailed and colorful. The story, told in rhyme, will keep kids’ attention as well although the vocabulary might be a bit too complex for those just learning to read to read on their own.
Phil Leader (619 KP) rated The White Hart (Red Grouse Tales) in Books
Nov 28, 2019
This isn't a ghost story designed to spook or discomfort; instead the intriguing tale of Christine, along with that of Pete himself, is a moral one of how some men and women manipulate each other and at what level that becomes unacceptable. The story itself is light with a happy (if not entirely surprising) ending that will leave a warmth where other stories in this collection have left a chill.
The lightest of the Red Grouse tales (in the edition I read) but very much a suitable one to end with.
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