Rating = TALEASTIC
Jack knows Room, Table, Trash, Wardrobe and Ma. He knows many other things for a newly turned 5-year-old. He loves Ma and Dora and Dylan the Digger. He does not love green beans. He knows to be quiet in Wardrobe when Old Nick comes to visit. And when he was 4, all the things on TV are fake. But now that he's 5, Ma tells him about Outside and how the people on TV are real, expect his cartoons and Dora, but huh?!!
That is as far as I can and want to go in the book's summary. Anything more and it will spoil Jack's story for you. I was hesitant about reading the book even with all of the rave reviews, not sure why, maybe too uncomfortable to hear a story told by a child. But I'm glad I did read Jack and Ma's story for two reasons: 1 - our children see and hear so much more than we think they do and 2- our world is so small even if we are already on the Outside.
Highly recommend but might want to be in a good, lighthearted mood when you start so you can appreciate Jack and Ma's journey.
