Heather and Picket are extraordinary rabbits with ordinary lives until calamitous events overtake them, spilling them into a cauldron of misadventures. They discover that their own story is bound up in the tumult threatening to overwhelm the wider world. Kings fall and kingdoms totter. Tyrants ascend and terrors threaten. Betrayal beckons, and loyalty is a broken road with peril around every bend. every bend.
Where will Heather and Picket land? How will they make their stand?
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“The Green Ember” series is well-written and engaging. It’s intended for older children, but I enjoyed it very much, as well as all the books in the series.
A very inventive storyline. This is one book I’m sure everyone will love. Fantasy mixed with some realism/ Really enjoyed reading it.
I loved this book. I loved the lessons it taught me and the characters who change for the better. It’s an enchanting tale.
Read this with my 12 year old grandson and both of us enjoyed the story. We are now reading book 2 to see what will happen next!
I chose this book for my kids but wound up addicted to it myself. Such a fun adventure!
Sometimes, I’m in the mood for a different kind of read. When I was looking through my Kindle a while ago, I spotted The Green Ember, and remembered that other people I follow online had mentioned that they enjoyed the story. So I decided to read it aloud to my siblings, even though fantasy is not generally the genre of choice around our house!
What a fun story! Different, too. I’m really glad that rabbits don’t go around carrying swords—that seems a tad dangerous to me! But in this book, it’s a fun twist to your otherwise “normal” story. I’m not big on talking animals, but Heather and Picket somehow managed to grab my heart anyway, and we get on well now.
Some parts tended to drag—I enjoyed the description of Cloud Mountain, but I didn’t understand why that was important to know when we were told about it. The adventure part felt like it was right at the start and then had some at the end with something of a slow middle (although I loved the description of Helmer and the task he’d set himself!), but overall, it wasn’t the most fast-paced story ever. In saying that, I think it would appeal to a variety of ages, as long as you don’t mind having some violence in the stories you read. I enjoyed the book, despite a few quibbles in its direction. A recommended story, if you or your children like the fantasy genre!
action and adventure for a great family read
The Green Ember by S.D. Smith is high quality children’s literature that comes at a time when children’s literature is missing heroic tales to inspire a new generation. I have been holding onto this book and waiting for just the right time to read it with my son. I could not get him interested in the idea of this story but I kept trying. This summer, at the age of nine, my son was finally ready to read this book. We read it together and I’m so glad we waited until now. He soaked up every part of this book and we had the best discussions about life and God along the way. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series with him soon. And he loved it so much that he’s making his daddy read the book now! Daddy is loving the book just as much as we did. Pick up this book and share it with your children. Our children deserve high quality literature that will inspire them to greatness and true calling in their lives. I highly recommend it.
A great first outing for SD Smith. He cleverly keeps the point-of-view limited to his two leads, Heather and Picket, which propels the reader to keep the pages turning in order to discover the mystery of the Green Ember. Let your kids read it, read it yourself, or read it to them. Definitely no wrong choices here.
This coming of age heroic adventure has qualities of Narnia, but is a completely original adventure. Even though this is written for the late elementary to early high school age group, I found the story delightful, setting the stage for a grander adventure for the two young main characters, Heather and Picket. I didn’t even see these characters as rabbits, but more as friends and neighbors wanting to join them on the adventure. I look forward to reading more in this series!
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This story is 50% action, 50% great world-building, 50% great characters, and 110% heart.
I didn’t want to put it down. It is adventurous and entertaining.
The Green Ember by S.D. Smith is the first installment of The Green Ember series. Heather and Picket are brother and sister living a normal life until their home is attacked and their dad, mom, and little brother go missing. Not knowing if their family is alive, Heather and Picket find themselves rescued by the unlikeliest of rabbits.
This is a wonderful story of family, friends, and determination. I loved the characters, but who doesn’t love rabbits?! This story reminded of the old stories of talking animals such as Redwall by Brian Jacques and Watership Down by Richard Adams. I can see this becoming a beloved classic for the ages.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves adventure and talking animals!
I can’t wait to read the rest of the books.
This book is one of my family’s all time favorites. It will be a classic one day.
Great read aloud for the family
A story for young and old!