09.24.07
Cricket 34/12: Thoughts
This was a fun issue of Cricket. I loved the story “The Race”, which was another tale from Harriet Burandt and Shelly Dale’s Tales from the Homeplace: Adventures of a Texas Farm Girl. I also really enjoyed “Promises”. “Barn Gravity” started in this issue and I will be interested in seeing if the title ends up having multiple meanings! “The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse” was an unusual but definitely interesting story! Donald J. Sobol’s tale “In the Belly of the Whale” was certainly evocative. He’s great at painting a picture. My favorite feature is always “Old Cricket Says”. It never fails to be interesting and entertaining! There was a lot more in this issue, too. It had some great stuff, but horse stories are rarely my thing. I very much enjoyed the issue anyway, though!