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lancemama's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
cemyers42's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
A beautiful, gentle book with gorgeous illustrations. I loved reading this out loud to my girls! I think Grandfather Twilight is still my fav, but i definitely need to check out this author's full catalogue 😊.
demzy's review
3.0
I read this book as a child but apparently my memory doesn't serve me right since I could swear I remember her not only binding her wings, but cutting them off...? I don't know anymore, it's been 2 decades and I'm old now. Cute short children's book for the morning.
quasinaut's review
4.25
A beautifully illustrated chapter book about a girl whose unusual origins leads her to a life of adventure and music and nature. Quite lovely and slow, though the plot often felt so passive -- like events happened to Gwinna rather than her taking action for herself.
beccas_books's review
This is a book I obsessed over in school... my elementary library was very small (and pretty close-minded), and I checked out this book at least once a year.
toad_maiden's review
4.0
My inner nine-year-old swooned HARD for this one. Soft illustrations and a gently allegorical story bolstered by lots of thinly veiled paganism. Frankly, I'm here for that, no matter how corny the product. This book won't win any prizes for originality or groundbreaking representation, but it now has a cozy little owl-feather-filled corner in my heart.
kateegreenlee's review
DISCLAIMER: i'm not adding these books as read-in-2020!! my reading goal integrity is still intact.
i remember reading this book a lot at my grandmother's house. the illustrations are beautiful, and it was the first time i realized a fairy tale could be both dark and gorgeous—girls can still fly, and magic is still real, but disney-perfect coincidences and happy endings don't have to be.
i remember reading this book a lot at my grandmother's house. the illustrations are beautiful, and it was the first time i realized a fairy tale could be both dark and gorgeous—girls can still fly, and magic is still real, but disney-perfect coincidences and happy endings don't have to be.