Review of the Day: The Puppets of Spelhorst by Kate DiCamillo, ill. Julie Morstad

The Puppets of Spelhorst
By Kate DiCamillo
Candlewick Press
$17.99
ISBN: 9781536216752
Ages 6-10
On shelves October 10, 2023

I’m no story theorist. I can quote the rudimentary ideas that the pros like to bandy about, but I’ve never made a serious study of their rules and regulations (The Secrets of Story being the sole exception, naturally). Still, there are a couple ideas I’ve picked up over the years that make sense to me. For example, let’s consider the idea of the “passive protagonist”. This ...