Barbara WersbaRecensioni

I love this slim, allegorical novel. It is a pensive, touching story with little action and bright words. It champions friendship between wildly different physical beings, but beings who find common ground in loneliness, quiet, and words. I would say it's more for adults than children.

I read this book yesterday morning. We had yet another snow day and I took advantage of the time off and ripped through my books.

"Whistle Me Home" made my cry. And, seriously, I rarely cry over books. The novel is so breathtakingly beautiful.

It really struck a personal chord with me. Well, I guess it would with everone; who hasn't suffered from unrequited love? I think we've all been both Noli and TJ, on both sides of the story.

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Very pretty book. Probably the truly creative artistic folks, and the innocent children, would get more out of it than I. Mostly a kind of metaphysical or mystical vibe, with tiny touches of gentle wit. Not sure if it could actually be used to reinforce the alphabet or not... depends on the adult sharing it.

Might be good in ESL classes for older children and adults.

One of my favorite books ever. I read it at least twice a year just for the good feeling it gives me when it is over.

I first read years ago to my class when I taught 4th grade. Walter, The Story of a Rat, is a story about friendship plain and simple and beautiful. It is a book that gives you hope, and leaves you with a overwhelming feeling of contentment. I read it at least once a year and it never loses its appeal.

What a wonderful, wonderful book. Walter is a very literary rodent, much given to the apropos snippet of poetry. When he busted out "My candle burns at both ends" I whooped with laughter. The central conceit works so well here. Walter lives with an author and is dismayed to learn that her books are about mice. The story of the odd and awkward relationship between the woman and the rat is both poignant and amusing. The illustrations resonate at the exact same frequency as the prose. Highly recommended.

My thanks to Lisa Vegan for her review, which led me to this book. I'd never have found it otherwise.

My favorite book as a child...I borrowed it from the library so many times that when my mom found a used copy, she bought it for me for my birthday.

This was the first book I ever read by myself as a kid, and it is my favourite book of all time. It is so beautiful and I love the illustrations.

A great little story!

Walter is a well read rat and lives in the house of a children's book author.