An old woman leaves the city and moves to the country so she can read without noise. Instead she has a lot of chores to do to keep her house going, and barely finds time to read. ( )

The illustrations are worthwhile, but I wasn't drawn in by the story and neither was my son. On a second note, some of the pictures were a bit scary for the sensitive: a fire jumps out of the summer page (and the woman's expression is that of being terrified), after which a flood comes. I may have missed the point of this book, but in fact the story was something of a let down for me ... ( )

This is a story of an old woman who loved to read. She loved to read so much that she moved out of the city for peacefulness, though she did not find it because she was always busy. ( )

1995 IBBY Australia Illustrator Award?

For someone who loved to read she didn't have much time to do it. Moving to a more peaceful place doesn't always mean it's going to be peaceful. She became busier than ever with all of the chores she had to do. This wasn't one of my favorites; I found it a little boring. But it may be appealing to young children. A teacher may use this book to demonstrate all the things you need to do before you get to do the things you enjoy doing. ( )