Thursday, October 27, 2011

The Deep Black Pond: Book Review

I'm so used to reading non-fiction books with my 7-year-old, that when I first heard the title The Deep Black Pond, I automatically assumed it was a book about fish and other water critters. But after reading more about the book, I learned it was a very imaginative tale by Morgan Kostival.The Deep Black Pond is the story of fantastic critters living in a pond in the middle of a tropical island. You won't find your typical animals on this island. However, you may find a fish with a glowing eye, a queen with a mask of solid gold, or a warrior with an entire village of Peewees on his shoulders.

It's one of these Peewees that becomes the star of the story. When little Mimi falls off the edge of the city, she changes everything in the pond. She brings the characters together and gets them to cooperate after years of distrust.

Kostival not only authored the book, he also created and photographed the images throughout the story.

Buy It:
The Deep Black Pond is available for $18.00

A copy of the book was provided for review. All opinions are my own.

2 comments:

Morgan said...

Staci, A few years ago you reviewed my first Children's book, The Deep Black Pond. Well I have a new one available for this Halloween season. It is called Spencer the Spider and the witch in the wood. I would love to send you a copy for your review. Please contact me if you would like me to send you a copy.

Morgan said...

http://www.amazon.com/Spencer-Spider-Witch-Morgan-Kostival/dp/0989987418/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407696907&sr=8-1&keywords=spencer+the+spider+and+the+witch+in+the+wood