Customer Review: This last entry in the Inkheart series was difficult for me to get through, unlike the first two books, which were real page-turners. I believe this book would have been vastly improved by some major editing. Also, a warning for parents of younger readers: this book is quite dark; cruelty and gory... more info
Customer Review: I saw the movie before I read the book and I'm so glad I read the book! So much more detail and vivid story telling. This is a great read even if you are over the age of 13. It brings back the days when - as a child - I read for the sheer pleasure and adventure of it. Also a great book for my... more info
Customer Review: I thoroughly enjoyed Lynn Redgrave's reading of Inkheart, and looked forward to listening to Inkspell. Now I find Brendan Fraser a likeable actor, but his reading of this story is so bad I have given up on it and will read the book instead. He resorts to obnoxious vocal caricatures to differentiate... more info
Customer Review: Dragonrider is an exciting fantasy fiction book by Cornelia Funke. It tells the amazing story of a young boy Ben and his adventures with Firedrake, his dragon friend, who must return to the Rim of Heaven to escape the evil Nettlebrand, who is trying to destroy the last remaining dragons on earth. In... more info
Customer Review: Two brothers, Prospero (12) and Bo (5), have run away following their mother's death. Their aunt has tracked them to Venice and hired a private detective, but she's only interested in reclaiming the younger one. But the boys have taken up residence in an abandoned movie theater and joined a small... more info
Customer Review: Igraine is brave, but in a very tame sense. For some reason, I never got the feeling she was really in any danger, unlike scenes in Harry Potter or Percy Jackson. As such, she just seemed to be going through the motions and I didn't get the feeling that she learned much from her adventures. I read a... more info
Customer Review: This is one of my all time favorite stories for girls who like to be princesses and want to climb trees or be anything else. She is a kind and wonderful person who learns to be a knight. The artwork is great. I have read it many times and the words still flow off the tongue and make me smile.
Customer Review: Earth bound fantasies are all the rage these days- those books and movies that are set in what looks to be exactly like the real world we are all familiar with, except for one little thing- think Twilight and Tuck Everlasting rather than Lord of the Rings and Eragon. What's the change here?... more info
Customer Review: As the father of two girls, I'm always glad to see a book that shows my girl that she can be powerful. Sadly, most of the messages she gets from popular culture teach her to objectify herself and buckle at the knees when a prince walks by. Pirate Girl offers a marvelous anecdote to the... more info
Customer Review: I ordered this book hoping that it would be an easy chapter book for my third grade class. It's not; it's a collection of three picture books bound together in one volume. They're cute, but too young for third graders. Some picture books have such wonderful writing and/or themes that they're great... more info
