author: Henry Cole
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2016
rating: 3
read at: 2016/09/05
date added: 2016/09/05
shelves: children-s
review:
'The Somewhat True Adventures of Sammy Shine' by Henry Cole tells of the adventures of a housebound mouse who finds himself in the wide, wide world.
When Jimmy builds a remote control plane, it needs a passenger. Who better than little brother Hank's pet mouse Sammy Shine? Sammy gets more than he bargained for, but learns to control the plane, just in time to crash land in the woods near Hank's house. His crash is known in the woods and before long, he finds himself the guest of a group of mice and hunted by a weasel who wants him and his plane. Can he escape and get back to his home with Hank?
It's a fun adventure story and the pencil illustrations help elevate it. The short chapters make it a good read for younger readers. The fun characters keep the story light. Jimmy should learn that it's not ok to terrorize animals, but perhaps that's coming in the sequel.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Peachtree Publishers and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
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My 8 year old sank into this story and couldn't put it down. Once we finished, he said the book was way too short and needed to be much larger. Needless to say, we are eagerly awaiting the next book in the series!
ReplyDeleteReading level was on point for his age; not too hard where he didn't understand...yet challenging enough where I was able to explain what words meant as we read along.
On behalf of my son Aiden,
Aaron Dupuy
That's wonderful to hear. It's nice when a book finds the right reader.
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