Suki And The Invisible Peacock

Suki

by Joyce Blackburn, Stephanie Clayton (Illustrator)

Suki's life is changed when the invisible peacock living in her backyard becomes her best friend..

Genres: Childrens

Hardcover

Published May 1, 1996

About the author

A graduate of the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois, Joyce Blackburn worked for over two decades at Moody's radio station WMBI before becoming an author of children's books and biographies for young people.

Reviews

[Lacey · Rating 2 out of 5]

I remember my grandmother reading this book to me as a child, but really only the illustrations. When we sold her house, it was one of the childhood memories that I brought home with me. I just read this book to my daughter. It is a cute story, but you can tell it was written in 1965. Very dated slang and themes of bullying that I wasn't thrilled to read aloud. This will continue to sit on the shelf, but I doubt we will be reading it again.

[Vivian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Imagine wanting something so bad you decide to "borrow" it and return it before it is missed, which gets you into some unforeseen trouble.

The Suki stories, first published in the 60's and reissued in the 90's, are perfect to read aloud to the early grades. I read it aloud to my younger daughters during the same season I was reading The Lord of the Rings aloud to my older daughters. We have many fond memories of the time we spent together with the Suki stories, braving bullies, living the consequences of choices, engaging in friendships, and more.

[Stina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book #44 for 2013

At first I was a little worried that this was going to be a blunt-force Christian morality story. The Christian themes are there for anybody who is looking for that sort of thing, but for the most part this is simply a touching story of forgiveness and acceptance. It's a little dated in style, but that comes across as more charming than anything.