Aster and the Accidental Magic

I wasnt a big fan.
Aster and her parents move to the middle of nowhere. There is nothing there but quiet, birds and nature. And it is so boring. No its super boring. Her mom and dad are consumed with their work in science. Her brother, well he has other plans.

Encouraged by her dad to go outside and

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enjoy nature, Aster meets a mysterious old woman with a herd of dogs who gives her a canine companion of her own. But when she and dog she names Buzz are adventuring in the forest, they meet a trickster spirit who gives Aster three wishes. After wishing for the ability to understand and talk to her dog, she becomes only able to talk in dog language . . . and the trouble she gets into is just starting.

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This was very cute and fun! A very different story and set of characters from the Hilda series, but the closest I've found so far to the spririt of fun and adventure in those books, and similar thematically. Also somewhat similar to the Tiffany Aching series.

Cute -- cute book, cute images, same heartwarming pseudo-Scandinavia as Hilda. In general, I liked it. I think Hilda does a better job connecting into mysterious mytho-natural phenomena, but I do love the seasonal theme going on here.