Review: Miki and the Moon Blossom

Miki and the Moon Blossom

by Stephen Mackey

Publication date: 2010
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
ISBN: 978-0-340-95067-8

Summary/Back cover:
A long time ago and very far away, Miki, Polar bear and Penguin wish for a gentle breeze.  But when their wish comes true they begin a journey to a strange new world full of weird and wonderful creatures.  Will the friends ever make it back home?

Review:
This is such a gentle, sweet wee story, that is perfectly suited as a bedtime book.  At first, the story looks like it's going to take a Jack and the Beanstalk type turn (a plant grows up tall overnight), but then it turns into a gentle story involving blossoms and clouds.

My 3 year old son didn't quite "get" the story, and was looking for a solution of how to get Miki home the entire time (and was quite concerned that she hadn't found her house by the last page of the book), but I think that young girls would certainly appreciate the soft tones of this book.  It's not overly "girly" but is probably more suited to the sensitive souls more than rough-and-tumblers.

I love this book, and it's one that I will continue to read to my rough-and-tumblers, as it's a story that is best-read at the quiet wind-down time just before bedtime.  If you are interested in buying a copy of this book, you can find it here at Wheelers.

My rating: 4 out of 5.

Review written by Bronwyn