“For each of us comes a time when we must be more than what we are.”A delightful story of adventure, The Castle of Llyr is supposed to be a romantic entry in the Prydain Chronicles, despite the fact that there are few tender scenes at all, and not a single kiss. For me, the lack of a kiss was a d...
I have often heard about the Chronicles of Prydain as it said to set standards of excellence in fantasy for children’s literature. Honestly, I really wanted to read fantasy books from the past for it evoke a sentimental feeling in me, maybe because of it written in the year of 1964? For I believe...
Sometimes it can be hard pinpointing what didn't quite work in a novel. This doesn't read like a Newbery winner for me. Perhaps it is a nod toward the entire series, although books one and five imitate Tolkien's work and do not fill the Newbery criteria of being original. Hmmm... whatever. I do e...
Another adventure in the Chronicles of Prydain series. This time, Taran embarks on a quest to discover who he is and where he’s from.Quick summary:This installment picks up shortly after The Castle of Llyr. Eilonwy is still on the Isle of Mona learning to be a lady but Taran is back at Caer Dallb...
Рогати краљ је отегао папке на крају прве књиге, али то не значи да је пријетња нестала. Зли Араун и даље доминира јер посједује фамозни Црни котао, помоћу којег генерише зомбије. Наши хероји одлучују да је то крајње недопустиво и формирају тим (Дружина Котла?) који ће да тркне до Анувина (то је ...
It's hard to credit some of the stuff I'm seeing from fellow reviewers on this page. Maybe they don't believe Mr. Alexander when he says The Foundling and Other Tales is perfectly capable of standing on its own, but a single reading of this wee book should clue everyone in as to exactly what it i...
A few weeks ago, a coworker and I were chatting about books that we had loved as kids, and during the conversation, I realized just how many gaps there are in my classic children's lit knowledge. Up until roughly age sixteen, it was my firm belief that there was no point in reading a new book whe...