Olaf and Essex

Oh my goodness this book was adorable! How can you resist cute animals. This is a perfect for fall. My son didn’t want me to stop reading and flew through it in two sessions. It’s a great mix of cuteness, adventure, action, and found family.

I read this with my 9 year old. she was absolutely captivated by this story. She feel in love with the characters and backdrop of this book. 5 stars!

I went into this book without too many expectations and very little foreknowledge, only to be completely charmed and captured by the story and its characters. It's not too much to say that this is a modern classic in the making.

Olaf the bear and Essex the fox overcome the tragedy in their own lives to form a fast friendship, and subsequently (and unexpectedly!) find themselves rescuing a magical baby from a pair of miscreants. But figuring out what to do with the baby afterwards is an entirely different matter...

Featuring a pair of witch sisters, some evil humans who hate magic, a wizard who is turned into a frog, a wise trio of trees, a misanthropic cat and a whole host of other supporting characters with charm and/or ill-intent, this book really is a must-read. Barring one element near the end which I felt was unnecessary, I feel that any readers life will be enriched by this story, which gave me ALL the feels.

This story was fun filled and action packed. I loved the characters in here - not just Olaf and Essex but the rest of the crew in the story as well.

This is a cute, cozy Fall read filled with talking animals, magic, and witches. The theme of family is riddled throughout the story. My daughter absolutely loved me reading this story to her and looking forward to the next book in the series!

I read this book with my 6 year old son and he ABSOLUTELY loved it! The bear was his favorite. Every page he was excited to find out what mischief was coming next! The illustrations were stunning as well.