The Three Golden Oranges

Hi, it's me, StoryMaker. Alma Flor Ada's retelling of The Three Golden Oranges is rich in words and sweet in pictures and is a simply quenching tale. Three brothers - Santiago, Tomas, and Matias - seek wives. Santiago longs for a beautiful woman. Tomas desires a beautiful and rich woman. Matias simply craves a woman who is kind, caring, and that he could love very much. How they are to get these wives, they don't know. Matias suggests a visit to the wise old lady on the cliff. His older brothers agree which, I may note, is a thing they don't often do. And so, they pay her a visit and tell her their requirements for a wife. She answers their requests with instructions. She tells them to go to a particular grove where all of the oranges are still unripe green - except, of course, for three. One tree contains a trio that are the shiniest, most beautiful golden color you could ask for. Together, they are supposed to take the oranges to her without harming them or the tree. However, Santiago and Tomas don't do as they are told - and there are bad consequences, of course. As I said, this story is lush with brilliant describing words and filled with appealing paintings that make you flip pages, eager for the next part of the shining storyline. On the downside, it can get a tiny bit confusing at some points and I really want to know what happened to Santiago and Tomas. Nevertheless, this book is still as sweet and golden as golden oranges - three of them, to be exact. Signed, StoryMaker. "Gotta trust the kid's review!"