The Borrowers Afloat by Mary Norton
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Book Summary Author: Mary Norton Illustrator: Beth Krush Illustrator: Joe Krush Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2003-04-01 ISBN: 0152047336 Number of pages: 192 Publisher: Sandpiper |
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Book Reviews of the The Borrowers Afloat
Customer Review: A Timelessly Appealing Fantasy, Part 3
Summary: 5 Stars
This is Mary Norton's third installment in The Borrowers series. Pod, Homily, and Arrietty Clock have found their missing relatives and made a new home inside the house of another family of "human beans". Unfortunately (or in the adventurous Arrietty's eyes fortunately) difficulties arise and once again the Clocks have to flee. This story features some of Mary Norton's most ingenious imaginings about the borrowers and how they deal with life as tiny creatures in a world of giants. Once again, the small family triumphs and avoids possible discovery and imprisonment, hoping to make a new life in new surroundings.
Unfortunately, Norton sometimes failed to correct contradictory plotlines and tie up some loose ends that more observant children will spot and puzzle over. But that may be a good thing, as it helps readers understand more about the evolving world of the borrowers as its creator saw it. Also unfortunately, Norton framed the main story line with material about more modern human beans learning about the borrowers, but this does not intrude on the fantasy too heavily.