Wow! I gotta say, I stumbled upon this old book at a second-hand store, purely based on its cover, and man, am I glad I did! This gem from 1994 turned out to be a wild ride that had me hooked from start to finish. The characters were so colorful and full of life, the quotes were fantastic, and the adventures had me grinning like a maniac most of the time. I mean, who knew a little girl and her band could take down 40 wolves with an axe or battle a giant spider! I came in with low expectations after a boring read, but this book blew me away with its fast-paced, charming storytelling. It just goes to show that old writing can still pack a punch! Now I’m left wondering how on earth they adapted all this craziness into children’s movies and plays. What a fun and adventurous read!
Happy Reader
Disclaimer- I never read the book / watched the movie and knew nothing about the plot except “little girl and her band follow the yellow brick road“.
I picked up this very old copy at a 2nd hand bookstore, it was printed at 1994. Yes, I brought it based on the cover.
And just WOW! That book was amazing, so adventurous and wonderfully told. Colorful characters with rich personalities, amazing quotes had me smiling for 90% of the time I was reading it. I was recently disappointed by how un-adventurous 80 days around the world has been, so I came into this one skeptical as well. Now I wonder how children movies and plays did some of that parts, like killing 40 wolves with an axe or taking out the head of a giant spider.
It truly surprised me to know old writing could be so good, as it usually tends to drags about dialogues and titles and describing of scenery, but this one was quick, precise and charmful about all of these aspects so it was always fun to pickup, like I know I’m in for adventures and fun read now.