Where the Wild Geese Go

Maybe it's just me, but if a book mentions journey cake, I automatically like it. Weird huh? Well, pemmican aside, this was a pretty magical little book. Reminiscent of The Snow Queen or other child-on-a-quest fairy tales, this story follows the adventures of a little girl searching through the artic tundra for a cure for her ailing grandmother. To save her she has to find where the wild geese go. The story could be a little tighter. I like Pierce and she has a knack for turning a tale, but this one just wasn't as tight as I might have liked. The pictures, however, were wonderful- I especially liked the snow dogs. They held the book where the story slacked off. A nice piece-especially on a cold night in front of a warm fire with your hunk of journey cake.