Review: A Quiet Story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 24, 2014
Maybe this storyline works for the younger kids but it is too quiet and "sweet" for five-and-up kids. No boy that age would stoop to have himself called "Silly Pants!" Nor wear such pants.The storyteller also has animals--Goofball the dog--taking to humans and vice versa. This worked in the old fairy tales and fables, but not so well today. It's true in fantasy like Narnia animals and humans communicate, but that is fantasy. In a real-life story like Silly Pants it just doesn't work well. Even Snoopy in PEANUTS doesn't communicate with humans although we see his thoughts. And in the latest Disney hit, FROZEN, as human as the reindeer seems, he never talks to humans. You'll find this is true in most, if not all, of modern children's stories and movies.Yet, Lynda Raymond has a lot going for her and I believe she's going to keep improving and make a very good children's author. There is something gentle in her storytelling and attractive. That's why I explore the above so much so it will encourage her.