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Abby in Wonderland by Sarah Mlynowski

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rumaisairfan's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny informative lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

zapkode's review against another edition

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5.0

{My thoughts} – I think I was more excited then my daughter to receive this book. I am a huge fan of these fairytale re-tellings. I zipped through it rather quickly.

In this book Abby gets to go down the rabbit hole and into Wonderland. She doesn’t get to go with Jonah, but instead her three friends go with her. She tries to convince them that it’s all a dream but that doesn’t work out for her, in the end she ends up admitting that she story hops a lot but usually only with her brother Jonah.

They have a nice little adventure where the four girls learn more and more about one another. Many of the things they’d had no idea about. It’s amazing how much you can learn about others if you take the time to get to know them. And that’s exactly what Abby was doing getting to know all the girls.

Once everything was said and done Abby came to the realization that she’s not only able to go into fairy tales, but that she can also go into story books. By being able to go into story books it opens up a whole new line of possibilities for this series. I look forward to seeing where the author is going with this.

I highly recommend this book for any child that enjoys fairy tales and loves classic books. I’m sure that Abby will be going on many more adventures in the future.

sallyavena's review against another edition

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4.0

Cute addition to a series my daughters have loved as they moved on to chapter books.

camkitcat's review against another edition

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This sent me down the rabbit whole! Literally! Awesome job Sarah Mlynowski❤️🧡💛💚💙🩵💜🩷!

Shout outs:
Ncat9
My brother Owen

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rodneywilhite's review against another edition

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5.0

We read the first eleven books in this series, and I highly recommend them (if you have a little one who's amenable to princess stuff).

This is one of the best books in the series.

janeeyre_914716's review against another edition

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5.0

The first ever Whatever After Special Edition is absolutely adorable and this time instead of Abby and Jonah going into the fairytale realm, Abby and her two friends, Robin and Frankie, and Penny who isn't the nicest of Robin's other best friend and a part of this little trio now a quartet, all go with Abby to Wonderland! And as usual, there's a twist with the Maryrose story of the fairy who's living and is trapped in a mirror in Abby and Jonah's new home in the basement and you somewhat learn a tiny bit about her side of the story. It wasn't the same without Jonah but still a fun read/listen which I have to say the narrator, Emily Eiden, is really, really good at narrating these books and makes them so much fun.

For mom's who are looking for any good books to read to their kids or for your kids in general, these are the perfect books for boys and girls who can relate to both Abby and Jonah and the humor is spot on for kids that even got me chuckling at once in a while and smiling, clean stories, good morals, and super adorable!

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4.0

My Thoughts:

- Abby usually visits fairy tales through the magic mirror in her basement, but this time she falls into a giant hole on a golf course, and instead of her brother and dog accompanying her, her two best friends and sort of enemy falls into the hole with her. Abby and her friends have to wander through Wonderland and figure out how to get back home. Abby also has to deal with Penny, who isn't her most favorite person.

- I like that Abby and Penny learn that they have more in common than they think. I also really like that Abby learns why Penny acts the way she does. It is a good lesson to learn. Often times, the mean kids at school are struggling in some way, and they are just acting out because they don't know how else to behave.

- I loved all the Wonderland characters. I am a sucker for Wonderland stories. It's whimsical setting and characters are delightful.

- Gnome and I enjoyed reading this together. We laughed and had a lot of fun.