Graven Images Audiobook

" I like the common theme in the three stories, but they were a bit underdeveloped. "

" After reading the Borning Room I became a diehard Fleischman fan. "

" Good, solid storytelling, but the illustrations aren't that great. "

" Wonderful tales of the dangers of worshipping idols. The stories have a wondrous progression, yet I found the Binnacle Boy to be stupendously crafted with a clever plot, that's how the book opens up. The overall content seems mature for any grade younger than the sixth. "

" Three short stories all with a statue of some sort at their center. I thought they were very creative and we all listened on a trip with rapt attention wondering how each story would end. I also enjoyed the author's note at the end. Short read. "

" "Lightning twitched like a dreaming dog's legs." I enjoyed this book for children because of wonderful sentences like that. These three stories came out in '82 but they read like Washington Irving or Hawthorne. "

" Three completely different tales, showing Fleischman's range. The first is a mystery that leaves chills at the end. The middle story is a pleasant comedy. And the third is a ghost story that can raise some interesting discussion questions, if one cares to go there. "

" Awesome! Short stories for kids. And creepy ones, too. "

" An intriguing compilation of 3 short stories out of which I preferred the third to be best. I wished that the author's afterword would have been a preface since after hearing his inspirations and history behind the stories, I more appreciated each of them. "

" Solidly creepy stories that don't insult the intelligence of their readers. The middle story is the weakest--and the only one with a happy ending. I liked the common image of an inanimate object that the living imbue with power. "

" great book, three short stories written for jr. high and up. these would not be out of place in the new yorker "

" A decent collection of stories that I'm sad to say will probably be overlooked by many due to a horrendous cover. "

" Three short stories. "

" 3 non-related short stories about ominous and mysterious images, each a little unsettling in its own way. I like the 1st story, The Binnacle Boy, the best because I felt it was the best developed and creepiest of the 3 stories. I wish the story would have been a longer stand-alone novel. "

" An intriguing compilation of 3 short stories out of which I preferred the third to be best. I wished that the author's afterword would have been a preface since after hearing his inspirations and history behind the stories, I more appreciated each of them. "

" Newbery Honor Din: "A loaf of bread!" the sculptor called out, above the din of the other customers. (page 95) "

" Three short stories all with a statue of some sort at their center. I thought they were very creative and we all listened on a trip with rapt attention wondering how each story would end. I also enjoyed the author's note at the end. Short read. "

" great book, three short stories written for jr. high and up. these would not be out of place in the new yorker "

" "Lightning twitched like a dreaming dog's legs." I enjoyed this book for children because of wonderful sentences like that. These three stories came out in '82 but they read like Washington Irving or Hawthorne. "

" Good, solid storytelling, but the illustrations aren't that great. "