“The Indian in the Cupboard” by Lynne Reid Banks

I finished reading this one and thought I’d share. I think I read this one when I was a kid…..somewhere about 5th or 6th grade but it was a different book cover, if memory serves me right. I wanted to read it again to see what I thought of it now as an adult. I can see a little of myself in Omri…..he seems to take things a little more seriously than his friend Patrick (or so it seems). I’ve been told I can be a perfectionist before. I’ll admit that I can be a little OCD at times.

I enjoyed this book though, despite the fact that I’m an adult and this book is for children. The story is good one and I think the book also teaches us how to see other individuals as people. I’ve often heard that reading books can help people learn empathy. This is a good book to read with your children or read to your children.

Synopsis: It’s Omri’s birthday, but all he gets from his best friend, Patrick, is a little plastic Indian toy. Trying to hide his disappointment, Omri puts the Indian in a metal cupboard and locks the door with a mysterious skeleton key that once belonged to his great-grandmother. Little does Omri know that by turning the key, he will transform his ordinary plastic Indian into a real live man from an altogether different time and place! Omri and the tiny warrior called Little Bear could hardly be more different, yet soon the two forge a very special friendship. Will Omri be able to keep Little Bear without anyone finding out and taking his precious Indian from him?