A re-read, of course. This was one of my favourite books when I was a child, and I read it with my son a couple of years ago and he loved it, too. We read it again this week because it was our turn to host our homeschooling book club, and this was the book my son chose for the others to read.

It is a great book – a bit of a Cinderella story, really, and full of whimsy. The kids all seemed to enjoy it, too, and we had a GREAT discussion this afternoon about various aspects of the book. Definitely a classic, and well worth reading. 9/10