The Tattle-Tail (The Fabled Stables #2) Jonathan Auxier. 2021. [May] 96 pages. [Source: Review copy]
First sentence: At the
top of the world sat an island. At the heart of that island lived a boy
named Auggie. Auggie was just like most other boys, except in one way.
He had a job. Auggie worked in the Fabled Stables--a magical place full
of one-of-a-kind creatures.
Premise/plot: Auggie--joined by an
eager Willa (whom we met in book 1) and a reluctant Fen (whom we also met in book 1)--work together to save a town from an invasive and
replicating menace: tattle tails. These talking tails literally drive
people crazy by their incessant talking or tattling as the case may be!
It all started with one person's curiosity...
My thoughts: I
really loved the first book in the series. I enjoyed this one too. I'm
not sure I would go so far as to say that I loved it absolutely. I love
the idea of the series. I love the creativity and humor. And Jonathan
Auxier is a great writer. (I definitely have a bias since he's written
some of my favorite, favorite, favorite books.) This is his series for
young readers. It's an early chapter book with a lot of illustrations.
They are ever-so-loosely connected to some of his other books in that
they both mention a Professor Cake.
© 2020 Becky Laney of Young Readers
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