The Borrowers by Mary Norton Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Borrowers
Book Review: Yea, Fantasy, But If It Were Only True
Summary: 5 Stars
Look at the floor. Imagine seeing a pencil-tall person who would have to climb over your shoe like it was an enormous rock. Wouldn't that be fascinating? The Borrowers, rarely seen by anyone, are such secretly living "creatures."
Perhaps, we can call them people, very tiny ones--though they don't consider THEMSELVES human beings. (That would be an insult.) In THE BORROWERS the family's secret living quarters under the kitchen floor gets discovered. First by a friendly boy; then by others who want to exterminate them...like rats. Exciting, suspenseful and amusing.
The Creative Teacher: Activities for Language Arts (Grades 4 through 8 and Up)
Book Review: depressing
Summary: 2 Stars
I never found this story to be a fun read. It was given out as a reward for good test grades in my grammar school. It is about a miniature (1:12) family in hiding, living in constant worry and fear and under siege. Their lives are essentially subsistence living and in survival mode. I only liked the chestnut they ate for tea. I preferred Stuart Little. There just didn't seem to be anything nice or happy about this story. The writing is very good especially in evoking the sadness of being broke, not having enough money which I think is a frequent theme in English books and films.Book Review: fun to read to young children
Summary: 5 Stars
My mother, aunt, and the county bookmobile kept me in books. I'm reading my favorites to my grandchildren, laughing, explaining, discussing and enjoying them all over again. The Borrowers were the first books from my aunt at age 8.