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Reviewed by Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite
There’s nothing more special than spending time alone with a grandmother. You can do different things with Grandma, things that perhaps your parents wouldn’t dream of doing or just don’t have the time. Alyssa loves spending time with her Grandma. She loves doing things with Grandma, especially in the kitchen because Grandma loves to bake delicious treats. The only thing is, Grandma sometimes does the strangest things, like wear big cat slippers to go to the grocery store. And this time, apparently, Grandma has taken a special cooking course and has been awarded an honorary degree in the magic of cooking.
Life in Grandma’s kitchen has taken on a whole new dimension as Alyssa, upon arriving for an extended stay, notices colorful test tubes lined up on the kitchen counter and Grandma’s dog is now hot pink with lime green ears and a blue tongue. But the fun is only just beginning. After Alyssa’s dad leaves, Domino, the dog, starts running around the neighborhood and someone calls a dogcatcher. In all the excitement and the threat of Domino being taken away by the dogcatcher, Grandma knocks over one of the test tubes, and a spot in the rug opens up, into which fall the dog, Grandma, Alyssa and, of course, the dogcatcher. And a new adventure begins in a world known as Wishville, where everyone’s every wish comes true. All you have to do is wish.
Jill Ammon Vanderwood has a vivid imagination with no limits, or so it would seem. Obviously she had a wonderful and fascinating grandmother in her life. Her fun-filled young people’s novel, Through the Rug, is full of amusing and entertaining adventures, ones that only an imagination let loose could possibly dream up. This story will certainly appeal to young readers and perhaps inspire them to let their imaginations run wild. And, if only a wish is all that it takes for a wish to come true, perhaps the dreams of these young readers will reach for the sky as well. A great and enjoyable read, a good story to share with Grandma.
