Name of Book: The Little White Horse
By: Elizabeth Groudge
Reviewer: Jodie The book I spent most of my Saturday choosing at Waterstones is called ‘The Little White Horse’ by Elizabeth Goudge. I was put off by this book because of the babyish frount cover and the title which I thought was uninspiring. Equally when I read the blurb the basic story seemed confusing with no real appealing plot. However the book was endorsed with a quote from J.K. Rowling that said ‘I absolutely adorded The Little White Horse! It had a cracking plot… It was scary and romantic in parts and had a feisty herione.’ It also won the Carnegie Medal! This story centres on the life and adventures of Maria Merryweather set in the Victorian era of 1842. Despite the sad death of Maria’s mother, and later the disapperance of her father; Maria shows an inner strenght and self reliance that made me admire her. She is clever, curious and high spirtited, but looses herself in the Old Parsons stories of her anscestors adventures of their life. The story develops through Maira’s curiosity of the Merryweather family, she steps into her families past and it is here that fantasy meets reality. Where Maria moves attempts to save the Merryweather land, Moonacre. Maria moves from a dull existence to becoming a heroine in a magical world of a courageous lion, a beautiful unicorn, a clever cat and a Moon Princess, also a highly confusing wordsmith who is a dwarf and has a talent for cooking! I loved the way the auother used imaginative descriptons that that brought the the book to life and how the plot (scary in parts) delicately drew you in. I would highly recommend this book to children aged 11 years + or as a class book, which I think will help develop and build vocabulary. 4/5
By: Elizabeth Groudge
Reviewer: Jodie The book I spent most of my Saturday choosing at Waterstones is called ‘The Little White Horse’ by Elizabeth Goudge. I was put off by this book because of the babyish frount cover and the title which I thought was uninspiring. Equally when I read the blurb the basic story seemed confusing with no real appealing plot. However the book was endorsed with a quote from J.K. Rowling that said ‘I absolutely adorded The Little White Horse! It had a cracking plot… It was scary and romantic in parts and had a feisty herione.’ It also won the Carnegie Medal! This story centres on the life and adventures of Maria Merryweather set in the Victorian era of 1842. Despite the sad death of Maria’s mother, and later the disapperance of her father; Maria shows an inner strenght and self reliance that made me admire her. She is clever, curious and high spirtited, but looses herself in the Old Parsons stories of her anscestors adventures of their life. The story develops through Maira’s curiosity of the Merryweather family, she steps into her families past and it is here that fantasy meets reality. Where Maria moves attempts to save the Merryweather land, Moonacre. Maria moves from a dull existence to becoming a heroine in a magical world of a courageous lion, a beautiful unicorn, a clever cat and a Moon Princess, also a highly confusing wordsmith who is a dwarf and has a talent for cooking! I loved the way the auother used imaginative descriptons that that brought the the book to life and how the plot (scary in parts) delicately drew you in. I would highly recommend this book to children aged 11 years + or as a class book, which I think will help develop and build vocabulary. 4/5
