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A review by megankholley
Little Bird by Cynthia Voigt
3.0
Everett: thumbs up
“My favorite part was the turkeys. They were so silly!”
I did not care for this book, which I picked up solely based on the author’s reputation. It was poorly edited and about 100 pages too long for a children’s book. There were portions that were difficult to understand, even with a reread. The names for characters (Kakaawl, Kaarn, Kaal, Kali, Kado, Toaff- ugh, especially when reading aloud!) and things described in “bird language” were needlessly confusing (for instance, the cats’ names are Fox and Snake, but they also have human names—pointlessly misleading for children). The overall story was ok, but much too long.
“My favorite part was the turkeys. They were so silly!”
I did not care for this book, which I picked up solely based on the author’s reputation. It was poorly edited and about 100 pages too long for a children’s book. There were portions that were difficult to understand, even with a reread. The names for characters (Kakaawl, Kaarn, Kaal, Kali, Kado, Toaff- ugh, especially when reading aloud!) and things described in “bird language” were needlessly confusing (for instance, the cats’ names are Fox and Snake, but they also have human names—pointlessly misleading for children). The overall story was ok, but much too long.