I was obsessed with this book when I was a kid, and I don’t know how many times I read it and the rest of the series, but it was a lot! Having just finished reading this book with a student, I am seriously questioning that obsession. I think the kid me loves the idea of finding a magical world full of talking animals (!!), but the adult me has a hard time with the writing, development, and overall meh. I am surprised, and a little sad.

My student wants to read the whole series together, so we’ll see if that does anything for me.