Bumpy Oak Books

4 stars

**I was provided an electronic ARC post-release from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for honest review.**

Kiki’s Delivery Service is undeniably a classic that has had many renditions made in many different forms of media. That being said, this particular edition is my first time experiencing the story!

I definitely enjoyed the tales of Kiki coming-of-age, and feel that I likely would have enjoyed the story even more had my first experience with the tales been when I was in the target age group. As it is, I don’t have the nostalgia to fall back on to enhance my personal enjoyment, and the stories came across a little too simplistic for my personal tastes now. I have chosen to rate this book based on my thoughts of how I might have felt reading it as a child, in an attempt to be completely fair to this work.

The stories of Kiki’s adventures are fun, relatable, and accessible, and could absolutely help to introduce young readers to a love of reading and open discussions about lessons learned from each tale. Especially combined with the availability of the Studio Ghibli film, this book holds up well as a staple in a young reader’s library.

I would absolutely recommend this version of Kiki’s Delivery Service to elementary school to early middle school age groups, or to those of us who may be older and would like to revisit stories from our childhood.