I still can’t believe I read this book aloud. It is huge. There are names that are very challenging to pronounce. There is a seagull character who is supposed to have a Russian accent (who I’m afraid ended up sounding like he came from the south-eastern part of the United States) And did I mention that it is huge? But the boys were getting older and they really enjoyed it, so it was all worth it.
(No, I did not show them the movie. I saw snippets of it as a child, about the same time as I saw snippets of The Last Unicorn and it terrified me–and apparently everyone else, this really is not a movie for children.)
I expect this will be the final entry for this blog. My boys are now well past the optimal age of reading aloud, which means there are no new books waiting to be added. So, although I read this to the boys using a mass market paperback, as a special treat, and commemoration of the end of this project, I purchased an illustrated version of this book from England, pictured below. It has been a true pleasure working on this blog; this time with my boys was incredibly precious and this project has brought back and preserved so many memories. All the best.
Author: Richard Adams
Illustrator: John Lawrence
