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There's something so heartwarming and true regarding the dynamic between Maggie and her father, Mo.Įven the crankiness of Eleanor as she begrudgingly takes in Maggie is enough to set my eyes alight as I read, and reread this book. Even after all these years, as soon as I read this book, I check the garden for fairies and glassmen. There is something inexplicable about the way Funke weaves magic into her novel. but to actually become one? That will take pure bravery and nerves of steel.

She's read countless stories of heroines. When a mysterious man from Mo's past shows up on their doorstep, he packs up all of their things and whisks Maggie away to to her Aunt Elinor's house.Īnd, despite all their efforts, evil is circling ever closer to their little family and Maggie is at a complete loss at what to do. Mo works as a book binder/restorer and Meggie is a full-time reader - she reads every single moment she's not in school. They're two peas in a pod, they're a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, they're ice cream and sprinkles. Magic, this book is pure unadulterated magic. It is a light and heart-warming book about books, obviously written from a books lover for other books lovers - I can recommend it whole-heartedly.Books have to be heavy because the whole world's inside them. Some things about the plot and where it will go to can become too obvious as you keep reading but that did not at all deteriorate from my enjoyment of the book.

The story itself is engaging and in parts quite mysterious and the character types are varied enough yet not too deep to make this a pleasant, light-hearted read (I guess that could be where the children's book factor comes in?). More than a few times incindents taking place inside the book have made me smile from ear to ear simply because as a book lover I could relate so much.

It is a book about books and the love of people towards books and reading. In short, if this is the typical children's book that is to be gotten out there I damn well want to be a child! :-) However, after coincidentally talking to a colleague about this book I made up my mind about reading it, and I am glad to say I have not been disappointed. Most books that fall into this category usually do not come within my personal radar range. I have once been under the impression that Cornelia Funke's book "Inkheart" is to be considered a children's book.