I Am the Mummy Heb-Nefert

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Summary: not for children
Review: I can't easily picture a kid who would appreciate even a quarter of all the subtlety packed into this thin book, and I'm not sure I'd want to meet a kid who did. But Oh! For adults, what a haunting, utterly unforgettable treat! This is a book full of color and joy, and yet it's one of the single saddest books I've read in English - and the entire spectrum presented with no fanfare or folderol whatsoever. When you read it out loud - and I feel pretty sure you will - be sure to pause a little extra for the last page.

Rating:
Summary: not for children
Review: I can't easily picture a kid who would appreciate even a quarter of all the subtlety packed into this thin book, and I'm not sure I'd want to meet a kid who did. But Oh! For adults, what a haunting, utterly unforgettable treat! This is a book full of color and joy, and yet it's one of the single saddest books I've read in English - and the entire spectrum presented with no fanfare or folderol whatsoever. When you read it out loud - and I feel pretty sure you will - be sure to pause a little extra for the last page.

Rating:
Summary: Looking Back
Review: My 4 year old pulled this off the library shelf, I worried it might be scary but he loved it. His fist Mummy book of now many. Kids are just fansinated with this kind of thing. It is creepy but they take it so matter of factly that it doesn't bother them. I thought the poetry was magical.

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Summary: Why do Kids love this stuff?
Review: My 4 year old pulled this off the library shelf, I worried it might be scary but he loved it. His fist Mummy book of now many. Kids are just fansinated with this kind of thing. It is creepy but they take it so matter of factly that it doesn't bother them. I thought the poetry was magical.

Rating:
Summary: Looking Back
Review: This is a beautiful and poignant remembrance of a woman who lived many years ago, looking back on her past as an egypitian queen as she lies on display in a museum. A really fantastic children's book with gorgeous illustrations.