false 2192340 1 <div>Nurk is a quiet homebody of a shrew. But when a mysterious plea for help arrives in the mail, he invokes the spirit of his fearless warrior-shrew grandmother, Surka, and sets off to find the sender. It seems the prince of the dragonflies has been kidnapped, and Nurk is his last hope for rescue. Such a mission would be daunting for even the biggest, baddest, and bravest of shrews, and Nurk is neither big nor bad, and only a little brave. But he does his very best--and hopes his grandmother would be proud.</div><div> </div><div><i>Nurk</i> is a warm, wonderful, and hilarious illustrated adventure about courage, family legacies, and friendships of a most unusual nature. </div> 2198069 1 6 2008 Nurk: The Strange, Surprising Adventures of a (Somewhat) Brave Shrew total:86|5:19|4:31|3:32|2:4|1:0| 86 323 125 37 5 1 false false Sat Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 15 12:13:29 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 15 14:03:02 -0800 2008 1 Synopsis: Nurk is a quiet homebody of a shrew. Until the day a mysterious letter arrives. Suddenly he's involved in a harrowing rescue--the likes of which would intimidate event the biggest and bravest of shrews.
Review: There is perhaps a small window of reader that will truly love this tale....more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 12:24:46 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 17:02:04 -0700 2009
This is a charming kids' book. The art is at least a third of the pleasure, and Surka's badly spell...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 14:08:18 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 18:54:51 -0700 2009 1 Nurk sight-unseen, as a fan of Ursula Vernon's art and her blog, and I wasn't disappointed.

It's a delightful story about Nurkus Aurelious Alonzo Electron Maximilian Shrew. Most folks just call him Nurk. He is the Bilbo Baggins of this adventure tale, and I fell in love with hi...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 07:08:39 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 07:15:14 -0700 2009 Digger for years, and she's good at spinning the Epic Quest of a Reluctant Hero, but this didn't feel up to quite the same standard--maybe because she was going for a shorter, all-prose story? I ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 17:59:31 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 08 09:17:19 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 06 18:25:12 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 10:33:05 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 14:43:28 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 14:54:26 -0700 2009
The illustrations were a lot like Digger (her webcomic), so if you like that you'll like this.]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 18 15:30:23 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 15:31:10 -0700 2008 Nurk, a timid shrew, longs for adventure and gets his chance at it when he's mistakenly delivered a piece of mail intended for his daring but long-lost grandmother.
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Nurk's a cute and likable character. I especially liked the beginning when he's preparing for his j...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Feb 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 11:07:08 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 20:14:22 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 19:19:43 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 20:30:12 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 13:39:03 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 13:43:00 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue May 12 12:12:10 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 12:13:11 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun May 03 22:25:49 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 22:38:21 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 17:48:52 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 17:50:55 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Sep 11 20:51:15 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 04:42:43 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 20:51:15 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 15 22:14:24 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 11:07:41 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 18:54:14 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 16:26:55 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 13:18:36 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 13:19:18 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 17:10:03 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 10:09:14 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 19 23:07:46 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 10 22:51:16 -0800 2009
The story was a little slow, but it's still cute. Sometimes it got a little repetative, and I did fi...more...]]>