SuitabookWhispering Hollow
Rachel Burge
- Reading
- If your child enjoys eerie stories, read it alongside them or agree a pause point before the most suspenseful sections. Afterwards, compare the story’s folklore creatures with its human family tensions.
- Themes
- Facing the unknown: Pippa encounters a strange figure, twig-woven figures and an unseen presence in the forest. The book does not clearly resolve its stance on this.
- Sibling connection: Pippa’s older brother is less enthusiastic about the holiday, and the story raises whether they can rekindle their friendship. The relationship is presented as an important strand, but there is not enough information to say whether either sibling’s behaviour is criticised or affirmed.
- Folklore and the natural world: Pippa loves nature and being outdoors, while the forest contains dark faerie magic, monsters and mythical creatures. The book leaves its stance open to more than one reading.
- Worth knowing
- The extent of peril is unclear.