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A review by dawnackroyd
Nightingale's Nest by Nikki Loftin
4.0
I learned about this book from the Nerdy Book Club. I also noticed a few other bloggers writing about it, so I decided I needed to read it. Unfortunately, I think it is meant for kids older than my students who are in grade three. However, after reading it, I am quite motivated to go find The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy since the Nerdy Book Club blogger said she read it to her students in grade three.
A lot of people connected it to Bridge to Terabithis, which is great, because I am reading that next!
This story is based on a Hans Christian Andersen story called The Nightingale. It is a great take on the story.
I am a real sucker for magic in real life. In this story, Little John takes on issues that he shouldn't have to deal with - but he does. And somehow, he makes it through, even though it seems impossible - well, all with a little magical help. The magic of birds and music and giving all we can is a great meta narrative.
In the acknowledgements, at the back of the book, the author totally won me over with this:
Throughout my life, I have been blessed with extraordinary teacher who built nests of knowledge, safety, and love for me, and later for my children. In gratitude and memory, I placed the names of many of them in these pages. If you see your name here, thank you for ever for the gifts you gave in the classroom and beyond. I never forgot you, and I never will.
A lot of people connected it to Bridge to Terabithis, which is great, because I am reading that next!
This story is based on a Hans Christian Andersen story called The Nightingale. It is a great take on the story.
I am a real sucker for magic in real life. In this story, Little John takes on issues that he shouldn't have to deal with - but he does. And somehow, he makes it through, even though it seems impossible - well, all with a little magical help. The magic of birds and music and giving all we can is a great meta narrative.
In the acknowledgements, at the back of the book, the author totally won me over with this:
Throughout my life, I have been blessed with extraordinary teacher who built nests of knowledge, safety, and love for me, and later for my children. In gratitude and memory, I placed the names of many of them in these pages. If you see your name here, thank you for ever for the gifts you gave in the classroom and beyond. I never forgot you, and I never will.