Review: The best tales come from home
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 7, 2013
Reading this story I felt I was a kid again, only this time, I was eavesdropping into a neighbours house where a storyteller was telling a magnificent tale.This is a delightful story about two boys who move into a new house and find a lot more adventure than they bargained for. It is told by the boys father as a way to welcome his family to their new house.Tommy and Nathaniel start seeing things. At first it is a zebra, and then Tommy apparently just started walking on air. In an effort to get to the root of the mystery the boys pack a few belongings in search of adventure in the backyard. When they awake, they discover they have been shrunk down and meet an unusual dwarf called Schmendrick and the real reason they have been seeing crazy things.The hand drawn illustrations give the story more authenticity, rather than some hashed out story mill you see with some children's books. Boys and girls aged 3-7 will probably enjoy this tale. Reading time is about 10-15 mins, so not too long before bedtime either.Highly recommended.