Logan and Luna Find the Magic Tree by Cristina Hanif, illustrated by Murray Stenton
Source: Author Paperback, 34 pgs. I am an Amazon Affiliate
Logan and Luna Find the Magic Tree by Cristina Hanif, illustrated by Murray Stenton, is a delightful exploration of imagination for children, and it reminds adults that there is a time to slow down and spend time with their kids. As I did a preliminary edit of Cristina's manuscript, I'm just going to give you what my daughter thought about the book and what I observed when she was reading it out loud for her homework, rather than my normal review format.
My daughter really carefully looked at each, vivid illustration. She was engaged with the characters and the story. As she read, she did stumble a bit over more challenging words like "original" and "differentiate," but for the most part, she kept reading. One point she looked up at me and said the illustrations did not look like the family they are modeled on, except for the boys. She also thought the story was a bit long, but I chalked that up to her having to read before dinner and before we headed out for her evening music class. She told me that her favorite part was the gnomes, the library, and the adventure in the woods.
RATING from my daughter: Quatrain