Some differences in this Redwall book: A Log a Log shrew who is disliked and a hare (not from Salamandstrom) who doesn't say "wot" at the end of every sentence. Still has the appetite though. Didn't disappoint overall despite these quirks. Once again, fantastic riddles, poems, songs, that led to ...
The Redwall series has been one of my favorites for a long time, and I was so excited to receive my signed copy of Doomwyte when it came out. The book was wonderful to read, but not quite as strong as previous Redwall books. I'm used to seeing Redwall's complex plot and engaging cast of character...
Children's Books Too Cool For School This is yet another advance that I never got around to reading when it was new but, sadly, this one didn't come as a particularly pleasant surprise. Not that it looked like it was going to be exactly my thing, what with the boy beating on a shark with an oar ...
After all of those wonderfully depressing books I read in the winter, I was quite ready for my Redwall fix. And there are still at least five Tales of Redwall that I haven't yet read (I believe there are 21 or 23 altogether).This is one of the tales which branches out beyond the borders of Mossf...
Chris BancellsJacques, B. (2004). The ribbajack & other curious yarns. New York: Puffin Books. Short StoryPrintSelection tools consulted: School Library Journal, WorldCat, Review:Best known for his Redwall series, Brian Jacques turns his prolific pen to a darker set of stories in this volume. Si...
"Rakkety Rakkety Rakkety Tam, the drums are beatin' braw. Rakkety Rakkety Rakkety Tam, Are ye marchin' off tae war? That savage from the lands of ice, he's no' like any other. He's sworn tae get the Walkin' Stone, an' murder his own brother! 'Tis braw tae woo a bonny maid ...
So as I began reading this book, I thought, "Yes! Finally! No more mushy, unrealistic stories! He's mute! He suffers and endures hardship! Death! Yay!" Then they get to shore. Ok he can talk now. He and his dog have some weird Firestorm from DC comics thing going on. The old guy dies, and now the...
I liked that the heroes of Loamhedge (two of them, anyway) were old warriors and served as the mentors of the three younger ones. It made the trope of “the heroes of Redwall know everything about fighting despite never going outside the Abbey walls before” much less noticeable. Horty, Fenna, and ...
I'm normally very critical of the later books in Brian Jacques' Redwall franchise. The general consensus within the fandom is that things started to go downhill around Outcast of Redwall (for me it's nearer Marlfox, but whatever) but Eulalia! is actually very decent. This is mostly due to its e...
Sister Snowdrop watched Friar Bibble filling a tray with breakfast foods for herself and Old Quelt. “A touch more honey on the Recorder’s oatmeal, if you please, Friar. He likes a lot of honey—oh, and some of those whortleberries, too, thank you.” Bibble obliged her. “There y’are, Sister. Oh, did...
One house was for the station sergeant, who often traveled to outlying communities, the other for the station constable, who attended to village matters and kept the station house ledger up to date. Constable Judmann was tending to the rosebushes in his front garden; he was an enthusiastic garden...
Buff Redspore was trembling with fear. “Did ye see that, sah? This Bloodripper territory must be haunted. Ooooh, I don’t like it one little bit!” Captain Rake Nightfur, however, was made of sterner stuff. He made straight for the skull. “Och, fiddlesticks, lassie. There’s nought tae be fear’t fra...
The path he had chosen narrowed as it rose. Now they were on a high ledge. Above them was only the cold night sky. At their backs was smooth rock towering upward. With his back against the rock, Ben saw only space and a stomach-churning drop to the forest below if they missed a single footing. Sp...
End of Term, Summer 1937 Archibald Smifft was worse than any plague or pestilence known to man. This was the unanimous consensus of opinion by all at the boarding school of Duke Crostacious the Inviolate. Teachers, pupils, groundsmen, cooks and all ancillary staff were in total agreement on this,...