Review: Great adventure
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 30, 2013
"The Lollipop: Adventure Two" by Julia Gousseva is another short story about Alex and Katie, two children of Russian origin who have discovered a portal in their aunt's home which takes them right into the stories they read.This time they end up helping a poor Russian who has been imprisoned by the Tsar. With a little magic and Lollipops they work their wonders.As before Gousseva gives her characters the chance to become part of a story, spurning on the young reader's imagination what they would do. Questioning the Tsar and his stubborn and unkind ways the book is also a moral tale based on old Russian folk stories. I love the concept of readers stepping into the story, since books tend to do that more or less anyway. This is a sweet adventure story, great fun to read with its splendidly cute and likeable characters and its magical charm this is highly recommended.