Spells by Emily Gravett

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3 stars

The past few days have been epic. Epic in sickness that is. It is amazing how fast bugs can travel, especially when enclosed in the school system.  First Miss G. was sick then a later week Miss V. and Miss P. got sick. Then I got sick yesterday, hence the delay in the post, and now Miss G. is sick again. My husband hasn't gotten it yet. Hopefully he is able to stay strong so he can nurse the rest of us. Though, it seems to be a 24-hour bug, so it's not too bad.

The upside of all of this is I am getting quite a lot of reading done. I was able to finish one book on the weekend and I am 2/3 of the way through another. I definitely won't be missing too many blog posts for the next little while due to not reading enough, that's for sure!

Synopsis

Frog finds a book and wishes it was a different kind of book and wishes he was a different kind of being. When he discovers it is a magic book he decides to try out some of the spells.

My Thoughts

I'm still not sure what my thoughts actually are about this book. Though I will admit, the more I read it the more I like it.

I like the illustrations. I like the use of black as the background. It makes everything seem that much more magical.

I am beginning to like the split pages now that I understand that you are supposed to play around with them to see what different things you can create with the spells. At first I wasn't sure if I was supposed to go in order or not and I was really confuddled. I think that's why I didn't like the book as much at first.

I don't get the ending. Was the magic only good for so long? Why couldn't he get the kiss he wanted at the beginning. The ending was rather abrupt and I felt left hanging.

I would recommend this book, simply for the fun of creating different creatures with the flip pages. But if you are looking for an engaging story, this isn't the book for you because there really isn't that much of an actual story.