Cottonmouth and the River

author: C.S. Fritz
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2014
rating: 3
read at: 2015/04/24
date added: 2015/04/24
shelves: children-s
review:
'Cottonmouth and the River' is the first book in a series. It's for kids and it's got some great pictures. I liked it okay, but maybe not as much as some.

Freddie Cottonmouth likes hanging out by the river near his house. It brings him peace. It also brings him a strange egg one day. When the egg shows up, so does a strange furry creature named Tug who becomes Freddie's friend. He tells Freddie that the only rule for the egg is that Freddie can't eat it. Tug and Freddie do all kinds of fun things, but Freddie really misses his parents and wants them back. Tug says he can't do it, but when Tug is gone, a little rodent named Menson tells Freddy he can have whatever he wants as long as he swallows the egg. Will Freddy listen to his friend Tug or will what he wants make him listen to sneaky Menson.

It's an allegory to the Creation story in Genesis. I get that, and up to a point, I liked the story, but the ending was strange. I found it weird that Freddie is managing to live in a big house with peeling wallpaper all by himself. Tug is kind of strange, but Menson seems a bit scary. I've got a couple more of these to read, so I'll see how this develops. The art is good, and it's probably best as a story for school age kids because I think it's a bit too long to hold younger kids attention.

I received a review copy of this ebook from David C. Cook and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.


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