A nice and simple story, the drawing style is not my favorite but it was good. ( )

For hundreds of years, a girl is living in the forest, together with birds, tortoises and fish. The food is always within her reach and she can talk with the clouds and the sky and the deer. She is missing a human touch, another being to talk with. She is all alone, left to her own life, out of time.

This was until Polly Porter, whose family set up house alongside the forest border appeared into her life. They will become best friend, the girl will be given a name - Milly - and start having the life everyone has, the humans I mean. She will end up growing up, as everyone does out there, while her connection with nature will be for ever lost.

It´s a story of longing for the outside world and of separation. Of breaking up genuine, natural ties for the sake of the human connection. One brutally excluded the other because it seems like the human time is by its very nature involves a limitation.

The Girl from Glocken´s Glen by the award winning novelist and playwrighter Andy Wolf is an inspiring chidren story told in verses. The illustrations by the Canadian-based Chad Leduc may look a bit Gothic, at least for my taste, but they do add a visual nostalgic touch to the story. In the end, there are a good match, the author´s words and the illustrations.

I´ve read lately many books aimed for a young and very young audience with an open nature-oriented message, which do resonate with a human soul nurturing to exist besides and separated from the technicalities of all kinds. Especially after such a hard year for children who were completely uprooted from their daily schedule and very often confined to the unfamiliar four-wall houses, out of their friends and playgrounds, such messages resonate strongly and meaningfully. Reconnecting with nature during those times is a soothing activity and life goal in general. However, one may try to avoid too much ideal mental projections of the nature, as I bet none of us will be able to survive too long in the forest. We are supposed to be in a different place, evolution-wise.

I received this book as a free Early Reviewer title. It is a strikingly illustrated children's story told in rhyme. An unnamed little girl with large eyes full of curiosity lives on her own in Glocken's Cove. She thinks nothing of turning into a fish, making berries appear when she is hungry, and sleeping on a sunbeam. However, she has no human friends.

When human girl Polly discovers the odd child while visiting the woods, she names her Milly and invites her home. Milly, thrilled by the prospect of finally having a friend, does not hesitate, but this becomes the first of a long series of changes. She learns to talk, read & write, and eventually attends school. In the process, she loses her connection to the Cove and grows into a young woman.

This is a bittersweet story about the death of imagination, or simply the story of a young girl growing into adulthood. Either way, the illustrations are lovely and it is a very touching story. ( )

It was rather cute but also very sad to see how the girl from Glocken's Glen lost her magical power of fantasy that only a child is able to wield. Beautiful expressive illustrations and short but powerful poems make this story a special treat. ( )

This fantastic story of a little girl, and her peaceful home in the woods kept me longing to know what happens in the end. The wistful mood of the illustrations and whimsical tone of the poetic text leave these same feelings with the reader long after the story's conclusion! Overall, a terrific idea, wonderfully developed!