Molly and Pim and the Millions of Stars
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4.3 • 6 Ratings
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
Molly’s mother is not like other mothers: she rides a yellow bike and collects herbs and makes potions, perhaps even magical potions. Molly wants to be normal, like her friend Ellen, and watch television and eat food that comes in packets. But when Molly’s mother accidentally turns herself into a tree, Molly turns to the strange and wonderful Pim for help. And as they look for a way to rescue her mother, Molly discovers how to be happy with the oddness in her life.
Martine Murray’s new illustrated middle-grade novel Molly and Pim and the Millions of Stars is a whimsical story about friendship and individuality and learning to see the freshness and wonder in the world.
Martine Murray writes and illustrates picture books, middle-grade fiction and young adult fiction, including The Slightly True Story of Cedar B Hartley, The Slightly Bruised Glory of Cedar B Hartley andHow to Make a Bird. Her books have been published internationally and translated into seventeen languages. She was born in Melbourne and currently lives in Castlemaine in Victoria.
‘Martine Murray’s writing is majestical and sophisticated…this book has a sense of wonder about it.’ Books & Publishing
'A beautiful magical story, full of surprises and brimming with wisdom.' Karen Foxlee
‘Molly and Pim is wild, whimsical and wonderful. It makes you fall in love with the world and everyone in it.’ Sally Rippin
‘Open-hearted and magical—an utter delight.’ Rebecca Stead
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Both down-to-earth and ethereal, Murray's (How to Make a Bird) novel introduces 10-year-old Molly, who lives with her mother in a house that "feel like a Gypsy caravan" inside and has "not one proper corner or straight line." Molly conceals the "not-quite-normal" parts of her life from her practical best friend, Ellen, including her "muddled and dreaming" Mama's preoccupations with herbs, poetry, and other projects. So when Mama concocts a potion intended to grow a tree to block them from their horrid neighbors but instead turns into a tree herself Molly hides this turn of events from Ellen. Instead, she confides in Pim, a reclusive boy who believes in the interconnectedness of all living things, revealing that her sentient "Mama tree" rearranges its branches to create a bed for her and bears mysterious fruit to feed her. Murray's gentle, image-rich narrative takes on gripping urgency as Molly and Pim try to protect the tree from her neighbors' chainsaw. Tinged with fantasy, this is a thoughtful exploration of difference, as well as the ties between friends, parents and children, and humans and nature. Ages 8 12.
Customer Reviews
Molly and Pim and the Millions of Stars
My grade 3/4 class and I read this text and absolutely loved it. We especially loved the messages of hope, perseverance, love, friendship, individuality, courage and bravery.