Orris and Timble: Star Stories (Orris & Timble #3)
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| ISBN: 9781536227581 Hardcover $16.99 Candlewick Press |
My thoughts: A simply delightful easy reader mini-chapter book for young readers. This is the third in the Orris and Timble series and has two friends who are content with their lives as they are living them, Timble the white barn owl, and Orris the mouse that lives in the barn. However, Timble the owl is encouraging Orris the mouse to go beyond his trusted area of living and fly with the owl to see the world. Mouse is content and actually afraid of going out in the world and of flying.
A good choice for young readers.
About the book: Tender and authentic—a worthy conclusion to a wondrous series." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
In a soaring conclusion to a moving trilogy, national treasure Kate DiCamillo shows how friendship, trust, and stories—lived and shared—transform us.
Orris and Timble are friends. Orris is a rat, Timble is an owl, and they meet each night in an old barn to share stories. One night, Timble asks a fateful question: “Why don’t you ever leave the barn, Orris?” Strong and brave, the owl offers to carry the rat on his back. Orris will be able to see it all for himself—the rivers and fish, roads and farms, mountains and coyotes. But why would Orris leave the barn when all he needs is there: his books, the moon and stars above, and Timble’s nightly tales of high-flying adventure? What would you do if you had the chance to fly? In the final installment of an exquisitely illustrated and deeply felt early-reader trilogy, two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo reveals how trust and friendship can lift us into our best lives.
DISCLOSURE: I received a complimentary copy to facilitate a review. Opinions are mine, alone and are freely given.
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