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Beckhorn, Susan Williams
3 Reviews
(3)
4-6
Kai dreams of being a hunter but is shunned by his prehistoric village for his clubfoot and friendship with the wolves who nursed him. He decides to raise an orphaned pup, but a string of misfortunes forces Kai and Uff to leave the village and fend for themselves. A warm, genuine boy-and-wolf bond develops naturally as both mature through their ongoing partnership.
Reviewer: Russell Perry
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Amy Huntington.
Fearing he will have to give up his farm when his horse becomes too old to work, Jean du Bois and his grandson Ti'Jean find a clever solution in Muskeg, the moose they rescued when he was an orphaned calf. The lengthy text presents a bygone farming era. Full-spread paintings, though stiff, depict Maine in all its seasonal glories. Glos.
Reviewer: Rebecca Reed Whidden
(4)
4-6
Sent to live with her aloof grandmother for the summer, Franny refuses to accept her father's death and develops an elaborate fantasy life around the fairy characters he created stories about. The novel's ending is weak, but the appealing fairy adventures are described with as much care as Franny's real-life interactions with her grandmother and her household staff.
Reviewer: Anne St. John
3 reviews
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