A Donkey Called Mistletoe (Jasmine Green #10) by Ellie Snowdon, Helen Peters Published by Walker Books US on September 14, 2021
ISBN: 1536222453
Pages: 160
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What better time than the Christmas season for aspiring vet Jasmine to find a new home for her elderly neighbor's gentle donkey?
When Jasmine and her best friend, Tom, visit their neighbor Mr. Hobson to help him with some chores, they discover that he is selling his farm and moving to a nearby assisted living facility. Because Mr. Hobson won't have a home for his beloved donkey, Mistletoe, anymore, he is planning to send him to a faraway sanctuary. Jasmine doesn't want to see them separated, so she hatches a plan to keep Mistletoe at Oak Tree Farm, where Mr. Hobson could visit him whenever he liked. But caring for a donkey is lots of work (as Jasmine's parents often remind her), especially with her mischievous younger brother around. When the school nativity play encounters a mishap, though, Jasmine realizes she may have the perfect understudy right in her backyard. From author Helen Peters and illustrator Ellie Snowdon, this latest book in the Jasmine Green Rescues series offers a heartwarming tale of multigenerational friendship and holiday spirit.
A Donkey Called Mistletoe
When the donkey, Mistletoe’s, owner must go into an assisted living facility our young heroine, Jasmine, volunteers to add Mistletoe to her menagerie. This is another in the Jasmine Green Rescues series and Jasmine continues to take excellent care of her animals as readers learn the proper way to care for a donkey. But actually letting a donkey into a health facility seems a bit strange. Another thing that annoys me is using the expression “me and —” when the rest of the text is in proper English. There are excellent illustrations which add to the text. Animal-loving children will enjoy this series. There is also a quiz at the end to see how much knowledge has been retained. This is a fine series, but it’s not Cream worthy.
Reviewed by Ellen Spring, Oceanside High School, Rockland