Happy New Year Everyone!

Below is my Goodreads review of Julie Andrews’ children’s novel Mandy. I’ve been intrigued by the idea of Julie Andrews writing for children and have wanted to read this story forever. I found a nice paperback copy at a local Half Price Books.

Mandy by Julie Andrews Edwards
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

It took quite a while for me to finish this book. Other books in digital format were more accessible for lunchtime reading, so I finally finished Mandy’s story during Winter Break.

Orphan Mandy longs for a home and family of her own. When she finds an abandoned cottage, she decides to commandeer it and starts “borrowing” household and gardening supplies to clean and maintain the cottage and the grounds. She makes friends with a bird and a deer who visit the cottage, while keeping the cottage a secret from the matron of the orphanage and her roommate.

Will Mandy get to keep working on the cottage? Will she ever find a family and true home?

Adiós,

Ms. Tyler

PS. Since Mexico is coming up as the school-wide culture at my school for the month of May, I thought I’d start brushing up on my Spanish, so my blog post signature will be this new one: a Spanish farewell and my name, with one of the bold fonts of this blog’s theme.