The Winter King

Magic Door #2

by Dean Morrissey, Stephen Krensky

An ice storm in the desert? A blizzard in Florida?! Everyone in the town of Old Bridgeport is wondering what in the world is causing such wacky weather. When Sarah finds a strange old man at The Magic Door Toyshop, she suddenly suspects it's someone from a different world who is making all the trouble. That world is the Great Kettles, a magic place where storybook characters have a surprisingly real influence over our world. Sarah should know -- she's been there before! The old man turns out to be none other than Old Man Winter himself, and he's in big trouble. His castle has been taken over, and now winter is in the hands of Kudgel, a blundering novice with high and dangerous ambitions. Sarah knows Old Man Winter needs her help, but saving the day proves more difficult than she imagined. How is she ever going to help Old Man Winter keep winter from running wild in both worlds?

Genres: Fantasy

64 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Kathleen Callahan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations.

[Karen · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was just ok because they kept focusing on Kudgel and Numlock too much.It annoyed me to keep reading Kudgel this Numlock that.Those names are annoying to me.I wanted to hear a little more about Sarah and Jack.It seemed like the Winter King part kicked in towards the end of the story.I would have liked to hear more about him when Sarah met him at the Toy shop.It seemed awkward that they started the story talking about building a snowman.Plus they talk about doing a weather project at the Library and never continued to say what really happened with it.After reading this i think i enjoyed The Moon Robber a little more. I liked Sarah's confidence and determination to get to the Kettle's.I loved Sarah's dedication to help save Mr Winter from Kudgel.I really loved the art work on the pictures in the book.
The Polar Bear is amazing.That's all.