A story for younger children which I enjoyed very much.
Amazon.com The Dragon Box
My review -
This
is a children’s story about James, a boy who takes part in what seems to be an
adventure game, conceived by and featuring his elderly neighbour Mack. In the
game, he meets characters who very closely resemble people he knows in real
life. Mack assures him that he is safe and he can quit and exit the game at any
time. He carries a device with a red button in his pocket for this purpose. The
story takes the form of the traditional ‘quest’ tale with James being sent to
search for three seemingly impossible things to bring back to the witch,
Khalana. Although Mack could tell him the answers, he encourages James to work
things out for himself.
This
is a lovely, fluent story which will appeal to the sense of adventure in all
children. There is often a real sense of danger and we are relieved each time James
succeeds. I’m sure I’m not the only reader who was enchanted with the little
dragon on the cover, which James called Ben. A book for younger readers will
often fail to keep an adult’s attention but this was a splendid story,
beautifully told. What more do you need to encourage young readers to become
old readers?
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