A review by pomegranateseedpress
Forest of Wonders by Linda Sue Park

5.0

read to the kids at night - lovely story of apothecary - and gently looking at responsibility of humans and plants/animals in a larger context as well as a personal context with the main character. i wish it were a girl though - - as the main character instead of female secondary characters... but i see how it works with a male lead - just too many books we've been reading lately have male-centered leads in the stories... but the bat, echo, is by far one of my kids' most beloved characters yet. they quote him constantly.