My kids looked forward to listening to this book

Janet Song does a wonderful job narrating and Grace Lin knocked it out of the park! It was a sweet time spent with my kiddos as we dove into this book. We had deep, rich conversations about Minli and the adventure that took place in this book.

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Wonderful story

Our whole family really enjoyed this story. We listened on a long drive and we had a hard time stopping the story! Great for ages 4 -50.

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Well written

Might be a kids book, but boy I got a lot out of it. It's an easy read that is fun and enjoyable. A very uplifting book.

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Fun read

Good story however some of the side stories really made me loose interest and I had to pause to come back a different day. I also really wish the author spent more time showing the dragons in the end of the story. there was so much build up for that than not much time spent there in the end. The ending itself was much shorter and airy than I was hoping. I suppose it was fine but it just wasn't as satisfying as I was hoping for given the build up. For me if there is good buildup I expect a satisfying climax and it just wasn't there.

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Very Engaging

I purchased this for road trip without electronicsfor the kid and we really enjoyed it.

Perfect in every way

Grace Lin has the magical ability to make the reader feel like they are somehow inside the story. There were also some cultural "ahas" such as the reasons behind some of the common themes in Chinese illustrations and figurines, such as the laughing, pink-cheeked twins and the boy on the water buffalo.

Janet Song's narration was perfect, and perhaps contributed to the feeling that I was inside the story.

Epic

Loved reading this book
It had a great story
And most of the book was original

Love it!

My 12 year old son and I loved it. Our family is homeschooling with Sonlight and it was part of our read alouds.

minli is a very adventurous girl

I loved this story definitely a ten out of ten. It is a very good book to listen to with your mom or children and also would be a good bedtime story. I loved it and really recomened listening to this to fall asleep it is a very calming voice. Hope this review was helpful.

Heartwarming fairy tale!

This story has an amazing plot that keeps readers engaged. With the whim of magic and the meaningful messages woven it an elegant way, any reader will fall in love with Minli, her family, and friends.