Book Details:
Book Title: The Adventures of Wilhelm: A Rat’s Tale by Maria Ritter
Illustrator: Teri Rider
Category: Middle-grade Fiction, 210 pages
Genre: Children’s Fantasy
Publisher: PartnerPress
Release date: August 2018
Tour dates: March 11 to 29, 2019
Content Rating: G (This is a clean children’s book with no expletives, violence, sex or drugs.)
Book Description:
Young Wilhelm leaves home and travels the world. He not only discovers the value of different cultures and the importance of family and friendship, but he also overcomes obstacles with courage and cleverness. He returns home with deep respect for all creatures on this earth and a new sense of rat identity and purpose.
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Maria Ritter is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst in La Jolla, California. She is the author of Return to Dresden (2004), an autobiographical reflection on her childhood in Germany during and after World War II. It is a healing memoir that confronts national guilt for the Nazi past and weaves the broken pieces of loss and grief into a healing tapestry.
Connect with the author: Website
The Adventures of Wilhelm – A Rat’s Tale
Did you ever wonder where your family came from?
Have you ever been curious about your ancestry? Looked up ancestry.com? Wondered where you or those before you came from? What country, which city, town our village? What was life like in those places or still is today?
Our hero, Wilhelm, knew that his uncle had come to America from Schnitzelhausen near Strullendorf, not too far from Bamberg in Germany. On his travels through Germany, Wilhelm happens to join a family gathering in this hamlet off the beaten path.
He is welcomed by Mother Minna, the matriarch of his extended family, who on this occasion presides over a vast company of aunts and uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. They all came to Schnitzelhausen to play and share a plentiful meal, a marvelous dinner of delicious leftovers from the restaurant above the cellar where the festivities of the family reunion take place.
Among other things, Mother Minna tells the festive assembly, “We are a proud rodent family. We are intelligent, docile, and clean, we enjoy exercise and toys, and we run in packs. We even make fine pets when treated well.”
The lively party is almost ruined by two bad dogs, Bull and Pitt. But Wilhelm saves the day again. Find out how it all happened.
Warmly,
Maria Ritter
Illustrations by Teri Rider, 2018 “Family Gathering”
Wilhelm, Wil is a rat in California. He decides to face his fears and travel the world. Through his adventures you will learn of the different cultures, foods, and so much more. But the thing that will stick with him, along with me, is how not everyone is good and not everyone is bad. This goes for rats, other animals, and people alike.
I love the adventure Wil find himself on. I really enjoyed the traveling and learning so much. But I think the best part was learning how we are all different yet that doesn’t mean we should be treated differently because of it. It was also great to see Will grow out of his fears and grows. He also shows that we don’t have to carry along a bunch of stuff when we go on our adventures.
This is a wonderful read for any child or adult. I love the questions that are posed to make you think about the different situations. I really enjoyed this story and can’t wait to read more books from Maria Ritter. Also, Teri Rider does an amazing job illustrating this book. I love the different scenes we see Wil in.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. I voluntarily chose to read and post an honest review.
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