Young Geraldine longs to have adventures as thrilling as those in the Book of Tales, the book her papa reads to her and her brother Button at night. More than that, she wants to be brave--a seemingly impossible task in a world where ravens throw black shadows over the earth and wolves prowl barren lands in search of their prey. But Geraldine is a mouse. The weakest of ground things. Why was she, who wants…
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The Adventures of Geraldine Woolkins
Readers Review A small mouse seeking wonderous adventures comes closer to God. She finds her brother annoying but then sees that he is more loving than her. In another part the protagonist sees ...
| Readers Review | A small mouse seeking wonderous adventures comes closer to God. She finds her brother annoying but then sees that he is more loving than her. In another part the protagonist sees her father saying thanks to God and reflects: “A branch was such a small thing. And now it was a ground thing, too. A small dead branch, forever on the ground. And Papa thought it worthy of thanks.” The book depicts good values and is part of a series both children and preteens can enjoy and it contains characters they can and relate with as God conscious individuals. The vocabulary is rich and can be better suited for 9-12 years but read aloud to those that are younger. |
| Look out for…. | Giving physical attributes to God, thus limiting Him to material space. God is referred to as Big Hands. |
