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Editorial Review:
Nurk is a quiet homebody of a shrew. But when a mysterious plea for help arrives in the mail, he invokes the spirit of his fearless warrior-shrew grandmother, Surka, and sets off to find the sender. It seems the prince of the dragonflies has been kidnapped, and Nurk is his last hope for rescue. Such a mission would be daunting for even the biggest, baddest, and bravest of shrews, and Nurk is neither big nor bad, and only a little brave. But he does his very best--and hopes his grandmother would be proud.
Nurk is a warm, wonderful, and hilarious illustrated adventure about courage, family legacies, and friendships of a most unusual nature.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Yay Nurk!:
I love this book! I've bought four copies- one for me, and three as gifts on three separate occasions. It's a good children's story, very emotionally realistic. Great illustrations, too. I am personally aware of two kids- one 7yr-old girl, one precocious 5yr-old boy- who loved it into pieces.
Wonderful, but not enough pictures!:
I got this book knowing how wonderful Ursula's writing and illustrations are. My only disappointment with the book was that there were less illustrations than I had hoped for. Wonderful though! For all ages :)
Elementary grades will find it a gentle, fun story:
Nurk is a quiet shrew who hides at home - until a mysterious letter involves him in a dangerous rescue mission - and Nurk is not a brave soul. His adventures with strange dragonflies and others will gain him a host of friends, a few enemies, and many terrifying moments in this story of a shy shrew who is not very brave despite his new calling. Elementary grades will find it a gentle, fun story.
Fun Little Children's Book:
"Nurk" is a children's novel by artist/writer Ursula Vernon, a good little book punctuated by some of her own illustrations. It's the adventure of the little shrew Nurk, inspired by the writings of her swashbuckling grandmother Surka (and, a little, the threat of being brought up on mail fraud charges). The book works best when Vernon's whimsy takes flight - the ominous Salmon Tree, the imperious hummingbird mailman and his warnings about misrepresentation and mail fraud, or the better of the scattered... more info
