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Emma And The Blue Genie (2002)

by Cornelia Caroline Funke(Favorite Author)

3.75 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Random House Books for Young Readers

review 1: Funke originally wrote the story back in 2002 in her native German. The story itself is pretty adorable, with little spots of good humor and imagination. It's rather fairy-tale-esque with a clear villain, hero, and clear consequences. The translation, however, is not my favorite. Just released this year in English, Latsch seemed to have forgotten the story is targeted towards kids. I mean, couldn't you have put in "camel" instead of "dromedary"? Basically, the language (vocabulary and structure) is pretty complex. So it's up to you. Give your kids a challenge, or read a cute story for them that you're prepared to re-translate.
review 2: In Emma and the Blue Genie, Emma takes a walk one night when she can’t sleep. She finds a genie named Karim, but he’s much... more smaller than she imagined, and he has no magic. A powerful genie has stolen the source of his power…a nose ring. Emma and Karim set out on a mission to retrieve his nose ring.I’m always on the lookout for books with genies in them, because they’re not overly common. I was thrilled to get the chance to read this one, and hopeful that it could be one I could share with my oldest boys(5 and 3) soon. I’m even more thrilled that it passed the test, and will promptly go on our reading list.Emma and the Blue Genie has a fairy tale quality to it. It has beautiful FULL color illustrations liberally spread throughout the story. The ending makes me believe that this is the first book in the series, so I’m eagerly waiting to see if that’s true.It was purely a pleasure to read Emma and the Blue Genie!*I was provided a review copy through Amazon Vine. less

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