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misspippireads's review against another edition
4.0
"Nobody ever goes in and nobody ever comes out."
Yet. Ibb wonders. What could be inside the castle? Who or what lives in a castle? She uncovers the mystery and makes a new friend.
Reminds me of The Goblin and the Empty Chair by Mem Fox.
Reviewed from a library copy.
Yet. Ibb wonders. What could be inside the castle? Who or what lives in a castle? She uncovers the mystery and makes a new friend.
Reminds me of The Goblin and the Empty Chair by Mem Fox.
Reviewed from a library copy.
dwdillydally's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Subtle message about overcoming fear, listening carefully, and making new friends. All the illustrations are two-page spreads, good for a group read-aloud. I liked both the text and the illustrations, but didn't find them memorable.
in_and_out_of_the_stash's review against another edition
2.0
New year, new ratings.
I need to start being honest and stop rating books as three.
I am sure many people will love this book and it would be interesting to hear what children think of it but I didn't like it enough to want to read to children.
I need to start being honest and stop rating books as three.
I am sure many people will love this book and it would be interesting to hear what children think of it but I didn't like it enough to want to read to children.
smallhawk's review against another edition
4.0
This book is so sweet and encouraging. A brave little girl shows her community how to come together and not be afraid. This would be a great team building read aloud.
gsanta1's review against another edition
3.0
A very nice picture book. It has a wonderful beginning with the oddity of having a castle in the middle of a town. Then the story continues very sweetly and finishes as a moral lesson mixed into a metaphor.
I liked the watercolors. I liked the pacing. I liked the word choices. It has the fairytale rule of threes,
Nice!
I liked the watercolors. I liked the pacing. I liked the word choices. It has the fairytale rule of threes,
Nice!
shighley's review against another edition
4.0
After seeing several tweets about the book (and having met Travis Jonker at nerdcamp), I was pleased to see that our public library already had this as an eBook, and was able to check it out immediately the day after its release. I really enjoyed what Travis wrote about the evolution of the book, the background tweets from the illustrator, Mark Pett, and the review from Margie-Myers Culver on her blog. I had already read it twice, but had still missed several details.
I wonder if any students will wonder the same thing I did: how would the guard find out Ibb's name and address without interaction with someone else? Did she leave him a note?
I wonder if any students will wonder the same thing I did: how would the guard find out Ibb's name and address without interaction with someone else? Did she leave him a note?
heisereads's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this. Sweet story of being brave & curious, and stepping outside what's comfortable.