Obi, Gerbil on the Loose (Obi #1)
Michael Delaney
Dutton Children, 2008
$16.99, Hardcover
978-0525478904
April 5th, 2012
Genre:
Humor
Age: 7+
Description:
Obi, a small female gerbil living with her adoptive mother Rachel, is shocked
to learn from the three housecats that the Armstrong family is going on a
vacation. At first, she thinks she’ll get to go along but when the human mobile
leaves the neighborhood and doesn’t return she realizes she’s all alone. What
makes matters worse is that Tad, Rachel’s older brother Craig’s best friend, is
in charge of feeding the many Armstrong pets (three cats, one large dog, a
talking bird, a snake, a tarantula, and three goldfish) and Tad seems to have
totally forgotten about Obi. Fearing she will die without food, she discovers a
way out of her cage—the only problem is the kitchen is far away and she has
many obstacles in her way. When she meets an old, cynical mouse who lives in
the attic who tries to convinced her to turn against her human captors, she
must begin to wonder if Rachel really doesn’t love her since she appears to
have not bothered to tell Tad to feed her. Can she channel the powers of her
namesake—Obi Wan Kenobi—to make the daring trip to the kitchen or will she
wither away in her cage?
Opinion: Obi was a cute book with tons of laugh out loud
moments and is a great recommendation for readers who like animal stories. All
the characters have their own personalities and Obi has a fun voice readers
will fall in love with. A sequel is just finally set for release this summer;
however, it has more realistic cover illustrations which I feel take away from
the fun nature of the series. There are illustrations throughout the story.
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