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Title	:	Barkbelly (Barkbelly #1)
Author	:	Cat Weatherill
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 320 pages
Published	:	February 25th 2009 by Knopf Books for Young Readers (first published 2005)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Adventure. Childrens. Middle Grade. Fiction

Barkbelly (Barkbelly #1)

Cat Weatherill

Hardcover | Pages: 320 pages

Rating: 3.84 | 186 Users | 33 Reviews

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One silver-starry night, a shiny, wooden egg falls from a flying machine high in the air . . . down, down, down through the midnight sky . . . down to the small village of Pumbleditch, where Barkbelly is born. Where he’s the only wooden boy. And where he’s the cause of a tragic accident.

Suddenly, Barkbelly’s only choice is to flee for his life—to run. As he tries to escape his haunting past, he faces extraordinary adventures and dangers. Every wooden step leads Barkbelly toward the dark and startling truth about where he comes from and the burning question of where he really belongs. With deliciously imaginative storytelling, Cat Weatherill creates an utterly magical world—and one wooden boy who’s sure to melt readers’ hearts.


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Original Title:	Barkbelly
ISBN:	0375833277 (ISBN13: 9780375833274)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Barkbelly #1

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Ratings: 3.84 From 186 Users | 33 Reviews

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Heard about this book in a review of the sequel, Snowbone and thought it sounded pretty good. It's the story of a wooden boy, living in a wonderfully imagined world, and his struggles to fit in and find where he belongs. Similar in feel to another kids book I recently enjoyed, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness. Can't wait to read the sequel, now...

I enjoyed this! I especially enjoyed Weatherill's lyrical writing style. The storyline felt a little choppy with Barkbelly never staying in one place long. He is a very likeable character, though. I was rooting for him the entire time. I'm going to add the companion novel, "Snowbone" to my to-read shelf.

Well I grabbed my Nine year old sons book on tail end of vacation after reading every other book we had brought with us. An interesting tale easy to read. Some good lessons on how we all fit in or don't, and how your true family is not always flesh and blood. I say 3.5 stars is max but the protagonist wooden boy is well developed and I get a strange kinship to him lol.

A wonderfully written, rambunctious adventure fantasy for children, Barkbelly also carries important messages about the importance of tolerance and compassion. I loved Cat Weatherill's earlier book Wild Magic which retells the Pied Piper of Hamelin fairy tale, and so I was really glad to read her newest venture.

Im pretty sure I read about this one over at Pixie Stix. She has it tagged Quirky and Hard to Define. That it is. I enjoyed it, though. It would make a great read aloud- the epic quest for self-identification is moderately episodic, keeps you wondering what will happen next, and has great character names like Candy Pie and Farmer Muckledown. I liked it so much that I immediately picked up the companion, Snowbone, but it was too much of a good thing. I think I only got through the first chapter

This is a story of a wooden boy and his life's adventures in discovering his "real family" and his true self. It is geared for younger children (listed as grades 2-5), but there are some dark themes here. Especially troubling is a theme of slave traffiking, and how Barkbelly searches for his birth parents, only to find a hollow love there. On the plus side, it is a wonderful tale of the bonds of adoption (something I can wholeheartedly support), and the power of love and friendship. I also enjoy

After finishing this book I noted, with no surprise, that the author is a performance storyteller. The book has a definite "fable told 'round the campfire" feel that I found engaging. A few of the characters could have used more depth, but all in all a nice little piece.