The Indian in the Cupboard was the January pick for
the Kewaunee Youth Book Club. I read
this together with my middle son, Daniel, who is eight. I had read this myself as a kid thirty years
ago and it was enjoyable reading it again as an adult.
Omri gets a plastic Indian toy for his birthday which
he receives with not much enthusiasm.
Things get better when he locks it in his cupboard with a key only to
discover that the plastic toy has come alive and is Little Bull, an Iroquois
brave. Omri thinks this is cool at
first, but soon discovers that Little Bull is not a toy, but an actual person
who has had a life. This makes life
interesting as he tries to help him out to build a house, find food, etc. and
things get distressing when his friend puts a cowboy into the cupboard and he
comes to life as well. Can Omri really keep
a real live person as a toy?
Daniel really enjoyed this book and I did as
well. It was a good fantastical
story. I loved how Omri grew through the
story and recognized that Little Bear was a person and tried to do what was
best for him. My ten year old son Kile
also read it and did not enjoy it. I
think it’s because he wanted to read his Warrior Cat books and was disturbed it
took away time from them. Overall, a
unique fantastical story that is very entertaining.
Book Source:
The Kewaunee Public Library
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