Cottonmouth And The End
C.S. Fritz
David C. Cook, May 1 2015, $7.99
ISBN: 9781434706911
Grieving the loss of his friend Tug the Comforter
especially since he sacrificed himself to save his life; Frederick Cottonmouth
and his BFF Yellowthroat the small bird walk through the Darkness to the tree
they seek that leads to the Big Blue where he prays he can find the girl. They enter the portal that only a child could
fit through into more Darkness. However,
Yellowthroat leaves Freddie inside the tree to go back and retrieve the egg his
youthful companion inadvertently left behind.
Fearing for his buddy, Yellowthroat finds the
tree’s door disappeared. The desperate
bird struggles to locate a new entrance to the Big Blue when he meets friends
Gloom and Matilda. They run into Secret
who demands payment for informing the trio of another path. Inside the tree, Menson the rat accosts Freddie.
Targeting middle school children, the third Cottonmouth allegory (see
Cottonmouth and the River and Cottonmouth and
the Great Gift) will remind readers of Narnia.
The title character is magnificent and his support cast classified as
good (his allies), bad (Secret), ugly (Menson), and heavenly fatherly
(Tug). With fabulous drawings like the
eerie expanding darkness mindful of the Neverending Story augmenting an
enchanting climax, fans will relish the escapades of courageous Cottonmouth as
he reaches “The End” knowing now that God accompanied him on every step he took
while also remains with him with his new beginning.
Harriet Klausner
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