I love the original ideas in this book, having a world run from the point of view of animals? Definitely a fresh perspective. The characters are adorably charming and the odd band of rat, bear, dog is awesome! My only possible critique would be the ending, i didn't feel like it gave me total clos...
There was still the obstacle of the gates on all the Catchfools bridges being locked, but Sop had the answer here. Being a thief had its advantages. He volunteered to go along, picking the necessary locks and keeping an extra eye out for trouble. Pinocchio almost wished he could have joined them....
THE Ballyhoo was gone. Conker and Buck and Jolie and all the others were gone. Ray took out the lodestone and began following it. He walked all morning and into the afternoon, passing ruined plantations and poor farmhouses. An old black man driving a Nissen wagon with a mule carried Ray for a str...
Louis. Back in the caboose, Ray gathered his supplies: a blanket and a change of clothes in a haversack, waterskins, some needles and thread, a small cook set, a bowie knife sheathed at his belt, and his red flannel toby tied to a cord around his neck. The toby felt lighter without the rabbit’s f...
Clutching the toby, he extended a hand. He closed his eyes and focused his attention over the vast distance. The toby trembled. A tickle formed at his fingertips, like touching a wool coat charged with static. The sensation grew, tingling across his knuckles and into his palms. It pulled. Ray clo...