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The Minpins / Roald Dahl : 4 of 5
1.24.2005 7:32 PM \| Link	I'm getting close to the end of my Roald Dahl journey, but I'm enjoying it to the last book. This was another Christmas gift, and I started reading it recently in bed before drifting off to sleep, and it made a wonderful bedtime story! The story is about Little Billy, who wanders into a nearby forest and is chased by a huge beast that blows giant clouds of red smoke. He climbs into the trees to avoid being eaten, and there he meets the Minpins - really tiny people who live inside the trees! Each tree is like a town or a city, with thousands of rooms inside where the Minpins live. Billy and the Minpins must work out a way to destroy the beast if Billy is ever to get home again! This is a large paperback book, unlike the other Dahl books I've been reading, and it's filled with absolutely fantastic color illustrations on every page. There are even some two-page spreads with just one amazing painting of whatever action is going on. The illustrations really add to the magic of the story - they were wonderful just to stare at and admire all the detail. Unlike the usual Dahl story, nothing really gross or gory happens, though the smoke-blowing beast is definitely scary. I would love to meet the Minpins and peek inside their tiny tree rooms! Labels: books


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