The Borrowers
Book description
Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child.
'Don't move!' said a voice, and the voice, like the eye, was enormous but somehow, hushed - and hoarse like a surge of wind through the grating on a stormy night in March. Arrietty froze. 'So this is it,'…
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Why read it?
1 author picked The Borrowers as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I’ve heard people say “This isn’t fantasy”, which confuses me. A story about miniature people living in your walls and stuff, who “borrow” items to furnish their homes and lives? Sounds pretty fantastical to me!
This book really made me think about what could be hiding right under my nose. Before I read this, I’d never really considered the possibility that there could be things in our world that we have no idea about. That helped form the core tenet of my trilogy: extraordinary things can be hiding amongst the ordinary ones.
From Ben's list on fantasy for people who don’t think they like fantasy.
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