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How I happened on "Whittington," I'm not sure. But I believe Amazon threw it up as a suggestion, and when I saw the cat on the cover I ordered the book. I'm over half way through it, and finding it utterly delightful, filled with originality, invention, and spirit. --- Just a thoroughly enjoyable book, just the kind of book I need right now to take my mind off the harsh realities of the world around me, a book to sink into it, and to embrace. --- This book is marketed for little children, but as a 75 year old adult I find it totally engaging. I recommend it for the sheer wonder of the writing, the enthralling story, the appealing characters, both animal and human and for a great freedom expressed throughout in phrasing, plot developments, and flowing narrative. Ordering more of Alan Armstrong.


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Whittington Alan Armstrong 9780375828652 Books Reviews

This is a well written book but it was too young for my 12 year old and did not hold her attention.
My daughter loves it
8 year old son read this over the summer. He rates it 3-stars. He enjoyed the passages regarding the back story but found the present day passages boring.
As the story opens, Whittington the cat is seeking refuge on a farm. He must find his place and his value in the group of barnyard animals. Whittington encounters children that live on the farm and as these children visit the barnyard, it is revealed that the young boy has dyslexia. The story follows several lines of characters and timeframes such that it is not easy to follow. There is a group that lives in the present era and then another story within this story that talks about the person that Whittington is named after. This second story takes place in the distant past. The story is rich in vocabulary although some of it is obscure. It breaches the topic of dyslexia and the problems a child has gaining acceptance with a handicap. I would recommend it to adolescents but it would best be tackled with an adult leading children in reading it as the story is a little complicated.
We borrowed this from the library a couple of times before buying it as a gift for a friend. My husband, my children (ages 6-10) and I all LOVE it and listen to parts of it over and over. We love how the different stories of the book are woven seamlessly together -- there's nothing forced about it nor do the story lines get confusing. I love the detail author Alan Armstrong gives about botany and the merchant life of the Dick Whittington story line.

I have raved before and will again about the reading by Joel Brooks. His ability to do different voices is amazing.

I highly recommend this for all age groups.
Whittington is a modern fable in disguise. A thoroughly enjoyable read.

Don't let the fact that the story takes place in a barn amongst talking animals disuade the more mature reader. Categorized for 9-12, older kids will be surprised to find it worthwhile as a captivating quick read. This is not the simple child fantasy of Charlotte's Web. The story within the story is adventureous enough to interest not just girls but also BOYS of all ages. (No disrespect intended. Charlottes web is a classic - and I love it as much as anyone. I would put this book mid-way between Charlotte's Web and All Creatures Great and Small for maturity level.) Highly recommend this as a short 'feel good' novel for a rainy afternoon.

A story within a story - the contemporary fiction involves a sister and brother who have lost their mother, live with their grandparents and are dealing with loss and difficulties at school. (Again, don't mistake this to be yet another 'poor orphan', 'troubled child' or 'mean kids' book - it's not about any of that.) However, it is the- somewhat historic - fictional tale told within the story that quickly captures the interest of the reader and requires one to turn the next page and go on to read the next chapter as it joins the life of a historic figure, Richard Wittington with the legend a merchant who makes his fortune through a 'remarkable mouser'. Periodic returns to the contemporary story do not interrupt but rather enhance the legendary tale. Interestingly, the grandfather, is really the main protagonist in the contemporary tory - yet he is experienced apart from the children. The reader grows very fond of him in his love and kindness for all creatures. Likewise, the children become known through their relationship with the animals.

Armstrong weaves together two fables of two very different periods without a missed stitch. With great subtlety, his parallel stories demonstrate the values of - and in - honesty, loyalty, hard work, integrity in general and particularly in business, friendship, teamwork (different abilities work together for common good) and notably - peace making and perseverance. Of course, there is through it all the value of learning, particularly reading - the enjoyment of a good story, the knowledge of a good book.

One thing I liked in particular is that it is a happy book! While there is loss - the reader does not feel the loss directly. (None of the main characters die - but some of their loved ones do and the reader understands how the loss feels to them.) Happy endings. No terrible 'darkness' - such as is often detailed in the treatment and experiences of orphans in medievil times. Realsitic of the conditions - but not direct.

Again - I have to give it 5 stars for five measures

Writing Excellent. See above. Ability to put together stories within stories seamlessly. Notably, the ability to write dialogue that is entirely not 'dialogue' but understanding, comunication, relating between characters and with the reader. The anthropomorphism is so subtle as to allow it to be experienced without interruptions of logic and disbelief.

Story Well told! Difficult to put it down - because the story within the story leaves one hungering for the next installment. The author describes characters and settings naturally and the picture develops over time. Likewise, the reader develops an affection for characters through experience over time as the author reveals. He is exceptional in the personification of the animals is readily absorbed through the natural dialogue. The glaring fact that the main "characters" are talking animals quickly dims. I'm not sure how he does it but one's mind stops interrupting with the message "Register disbelief - this is an animal talking."
I think it is in this way that the book can be enjoyed by readers older than 9-12. Of course, the text is more complex and written for an older audience than Charlotte's Web - but it is the believability of the animals communication - amongst themselves and with the children - that takes the book out of children's fantasy and into tween/teen fiction.

Genre Lightly historic fiction, current real-life-challenge fiction - it is two stories in one. The historic details are minimal - just as a setting of one of the stories. The current-life topics are 1) loss (animals dies, people die - but not major characters - so the reader does not experience grief, rather the reader experiences how the loss is felt by others. Included is a bit about overcoming the death of a parent(s) - both stories feature children being raised by their grandparent(s). 2) learning disabilities - specifically dyslexia.

Beyond Labels Subtle but exceptional - two main themes Peace Building and Learning Differences. Additionally, subcontexts of being kind to strangers not for reward but because it is the right thing to do, kids' differences and teasing. 1) Boy overcomes dyslexia through persistance and a great deal of hard work. Author does not gloss over the difficulty, the stigma of 'special help' or of being held back. It is not about 'mean kids' at all. Simply notes the true-to-life atmosphere of a classroom. 2) Peacebuilding and the value that can be found even in one's enemies. You don't have to like them and you don't have to BE like them. You don't have to agree with them to agree to peace with them.

Thought Provoking No so much as many of the Newberry Medal winners - but certainly enough to think about for the age group. On the other hand, the story is more accessable (some might say appropriate) for the younger reader than some of the similarly categorized 9-12 age group. Yet, this book can hold the interest of older readers. Primarily because, once begun - the 'tale' told within the story has the reader hooked on the next installment. (A bit like Sheherezad.) Also - while the main story is a 'Charlotte's Web' like theme - it is more mature in it's telling. Perhaps middle-ground between James Herriot's stories and E.B. Whites.

Parental Note There is absolutely nothing to be cautioned - unless one objects to the grandfather's affinity for cigars. Entirely without bad language. No romance. (Main character marries in the end when he is 'grown'.) Values of honesty, integrity etc. themeatic. Can be thoroughly enjoyed by ages 5 and up!
This story is written as two stories that supposedly intertwine. First of all, they don't. Second, the modern story with the animals and grandchildren is not interesting at all. I did however, enjoy reading about Dick Whittington. He is a young boy living in the 14th century. It's interesting learning about life in that time period, and I would have loved the story more if his story was expanded upon and made the only story in the book. The story being told with the children and the animals in the barn bothered me because the author presents one character with special needs as someone to feel sorry for, and who is most likely labeled by the other kids in his class as someone to bully. I am the parent of a special needs child, and in todays modern classroom, this is not the case. The teachers and the special ed. help that children receive is superb, and kids are taught to be tolerant and accepting by being taught in the same classroom as the special needs children. I felt insulted reading this book.
How I happened on "Whittington," I'm not sure. But I believe threw it up as a suggestion, and when I saw the cat on the cover I ordered the book. I'm over half way through it, and finding it utterly delightful, filled with originality, invention, and spirit. --- Just a thoroughly enjoyable book, just the kind of book I need right now to take my mind off the harsh realities of the world around me, a book to sink into it, and to embrace. --- This book is marketed for little children, but as a 75 year old adult I find it totally engaging. I recommend it for the sheer wonder of the writing, the enthralling story, the appealing characters, both animal and human and for a great freedom expressed throughout in phrasing, plot developments, and flowing narrative. Ordering more of Alan Armstrong.