The Adventures of Philippe–A Story of Old Quebec

I finished this book and thought it was good. I liked the description because I could see what was going on in my mind. I also liked how it ended.

I bought this from audible. My 7 year old listened to it 3 times within a week. He loves it. I wish the reader would have pronounced the French words correctly, but story was good. I would buy it again.

My 10 & 11 yos just finished this book. My 10 yo daughter gave me a detailed, animated narrative and said she really liked it because “it was so interesting”! My 11 yo son says it was really good and fun to read. I read it awhile back and remember enjoying it as well. It is well written and I enjoyed learning more about the historical backdrop of 17th century Quebec while following an exciting story.

I enjoyed reading this book. It has line-drawing illustrations throughout that added a lot of context to the story. I thought it was nice that the main character develops a friendship with the Native Americans and learns that stereotypes are most often not true. I really enjoyed the happy ending, too. ~Kathryn (age 11)

The book is a slower story but contains some good historical context and information. However, it was disappointing to see that the word savages used to describe the First Nations was kept in this version of the book.