I loved this story! This book was about an elf who traveled around, looking for people to help. He helped an old witch and she gave him a horn that was supposed to be magic, but it never did anything special for her. He found out that the horn was magic and when he played words would come out and turn into real life things. He also noticed that when he played "deer" and would flip over the deer would become a "reed." He then came upon a kingdom that was filled with rats. This was an awful place because the parents had to work all the time and never got to see their children. The elf decided to play the word rats and then flipped over and played and all the rats became stars. The elf saved the day and the parents and children were reunited.
Steven Kellogg is an amazing author and illustrator. The story grabs your attention from the very first page. I loved the way that he illustrates his stories and makes the illustrations catch the readers eyes. This book would be awesome to use in language arts when you are talking about words you can turn around and make other words. Students would also enjoying reading or listening to this book as well. It is a fascinating story that makes you want to know what happens next. I haven't read many books by Steven Kellogg yet, but I really enjoy his work and have checked out more books by him. He is a great story teller and I will definitely have his books in my classroom library.
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