This is a fun, whimsical tale, though the inconsistent pacing threw me for a loop. It’s certainly quite different from the usual children’s books with simple dialogue and emphasis on plot/characters rather than setting and themes, in a good way I think.

I was really enjoying it up until the last chapter, with Toad’s escapade and subsequent bragging and swaggering about, but then again my annoyance is a pretty good indicator of how vividly those scenes came across.