Series: Book 1.5 in the The Hobbit series
Rating: ****
Tags: General, Juvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, English, Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9), Juvenile Nonfiction, Science fiction (Children's, Welsh, Children's poetry, Poetry, Juvenile Science Fiction, YA), English Poetry, Children's Poetry; English, Fantastic Poetry, English; Irish; Scottish; Welsh, Scottish, Fantasy & magical realism, Irish, Lang:en
Summary
Describes Tom's encounters with
Goldberry, the River-woman's beautiful daughter; with Old Man
Willow, who tries to trap Tom inside his trunk; with the
Badger-folk; and with the ghostly Barrow-wight, who dwells in
the ancient mound on the hilltop.