OSPREY ISLAND

by Anne Lindbergh Feydy ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 16, 1974

The picture as a magic means of transportation was used most recently by Penelope Farmer's William and Mary (KR, p. 1160). The journey to Osprey Island is, comparatively, as safe as a trip next door, and the island -- reached by magic, but a real place -- is merely a meeting ground where Charles and Amy can play with their cousin Lizzie from Maine, and where bird-watcher Charles can observe some rare, nesting ospreys. The Sunday visits are at times hardly worth the hassle of placating their suspicious parents, but this well-bred, neat little fantasy is easy to like -- offering little awe or excitement, just the unostentatious pleasure of a shared secret.

Pub Date: Oct. 16, 1974

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 176

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1974

Categories: FICTION