The Borrowers

Like The Borrowers, by Mary Norton http://www.amazon.com/Borrowers-Mary-Norton/dp/0152099905 , Matt Goldman’s Dingeltrot, tells the story of human beings who are very small.  There are similarities and differences between The Borrowers and this book.

There are five main similarities between The Borrowers and this book.  The first similarity is that in The Borrowers and Dingeltrot, the small people live hidden in the world of bigger people.  Anothersimilarity between the two is that the smaller people put clever use to items created by the bigger people.  The last major similarity between them is that it’s strictly forbidden for the small people to reveal themselves to the big people.  Another similarity between them is that they are both good reads for 9-12 year-old kids.  Finally, a similarity between them is that real adventure comes to life when the big and small come together.

But there are many differences between these books. The biggest difference is that in Dingeltrot, the small people can have a physical and familial connection to the big people.  This a major plot point in this book.  Another difference between the two is that, in this book, the small people live in large colonies in larger buildings.  In The Borrowers, the small live mostly as separate families in individual houses.  Another difference between them is that, in Dingeltrot, the small people have darker forces working in their ranks, forces that vehemently oppose the smaller and bigger people uniting.

Those readers who enjoy The Borrowers will also enjoy this book.  Additional readers may be attracted to this book, because of the themes of inclusion, prejudice and global crowding.

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