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I read this book to my children (ages 7 and 9) at bedtime for about a week. I enjoyed it more than they did, as some of the scenes were too intense for them. Although it was realistic that family members would disappear or die, that children would come across bears and cougars, that some grandmothers would be mean and horrible, that a girl might think her father hates her when he is just concerned over her safety in the wilderness, somehow it was too much in one book for them. It was an appropriate reading level for my daughter, but she never could have read this book on her own. I loved May Amelia's spunk. I loved her relationship with her closest brother Wilbert. I loved how she took care of her baby sibling. I loved how she took it upon herself to clean Lonny's house when it was clear that they needed help. There were some great messages in the book that my children missed because they were too scared. One thing that annoyed me was that commas were not used well in the writing. - Hush up Kaarlo. - You smell fine to me May. - I say Wilbert, this has been a bad day. I see there's now a sequel to this book. I think we'll wait a few years and read it when the kids are a bit older.

2020-08-10 05:00