Review for The Creature of the Pines
New kid Elliot and Uchenna become fast friends and also quickly discover that the world they live in has mystical creatures!
Teaser Tuesday ~ The Creature of the Pines
Today is the 23rd of June so I decided to go with that number as % in this delightful book.
It had a body like a tiny deer’s.
But it had wings.
And claws on its front legs.
And hooves in the back.
And sharp teeth.
And it was blue. Except for its belly and its wings, which were red.
And a face that looked more than anything, like a tiny dragon’s.
Elliot would have been insanely terrified, excerpt for the fact that it was rather small. About the size of a cat.
Also, it was completely caught in a tangle of pink ribbon.
10 Books With Amazing First Sentences 2019 Edition
Monday’s First Sentence ~ The Eye of the North
For as long as she could remember, Emmeline Widget had been sure her parents were trying to kill her.