Wood Magic

by Richard Jefferies

Wood Magic is a children's classic where the main character, Bevis, can talk to animals and nature and gets involved in its affairs.

None of the characters are likable. Bevis is bratty, temperamental and cruel and I don't understand why the animals like him so much. The animals and their politics are interesting and this book depicts the harsh realities of the animal kingdom, but I couldn't take the talking animals seriously.

Maybe I would have been more enamored with Wood Magic as a child, but I'm not impressed.