The Time Garden by Edward Eager, N. M. Bodecker Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Time Garden
Book Review: Enchanting...
Summary: 4 Stars
This is an affectionate revival of the format of some of the best Victorian Fairy-tales. Four children are staying at an old New England house by the seashore where they find that the "thyme" garden tended by a mysterious creature will allow them to go back in time.
This book is heartwarming and good humored and shows a talent for character and the building of atmosphere. I liked it when I was younger but I like it more now.
Book Review: Fifteen years later
Summary: 5 Stars
Years ago I read The Time Garden to my children. Now that I'm finally settled in one place, I plan to have a time (thyme) garden of my own. I'm in the wrong country for a natterjack to come visit, but American toads may fill the bill.
I've begun experimenting with thymes and they're wonderfully rugged and smell wonderful. And of course you can cook with them, too.
The story's plot has faded with . . . time . . . but the notion of the time garden hasn't. I look forward to renewing my acquaintance with Mr. Eager's characters when my grandchildren grow just a little more.
Book Review: Hideously bad
Summary: 1 Stars
Although I remember enjoying other Edgar Eager books when I was younger, I was horrified upon rereading this one! Not only is the writing hideously predictable and plodding, the plot is filled with unbearable whiteness; for example, the children at one point find themselves on an island of cannibals who chanted, "Wah! Samoa! Goona goona!" Unbelievable.Book Review: My favorite of the Edward Eager books
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a big Edward Eager fan, and this is my favorite of his. Something about the setting of this book is extra-magical to me. The children spend the summer in a beautiful old house by the sea that has a large garden filled with all different kinds of thyme that can magically transport the kids to various times and places. The plays on words are cute, the Natterjack is a great character, and their adventures are fun...including a trip to visit the March family from Little Women. All-around great book!Book Review: Punning Through Time With Edward Eager
Summary: 5 Stars
This is antoher fine children's classic by the master of modern fantasy, Edward Eager. In The Time Garden the four children we first met in Knight's Castle: Roger, Ann, Jack, and Eliza are spending the summer at an old New England house by the sea. The house has a thyme garden and a magical creature called the Natterjack who helps the children take a series of magical adventures through time/thyme. Eager had plenty of fun punning his way through this one, and his readers will enjoy it as well. As with all of Eager's works, there are many literary and historical references here which will spark childrens' interests and help them explore their own imaginations and libraries. Adults looking for quality writing for their children will be eager to acquire all of Edward Eager's works, and those adults who were fortunate enough to encounter these books in their own childhood, as I was, will be glad to know that they remain as fresh and funny as they remember.
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