The magic of this series is Hilda interacting with unique nonhuman creatures. So I get impatient when there is much of anything else in these stories. The whole scouting thing, I could care less about. Even the stuff with her mom, I've read it in a million Realistic Juvenile Fiction stories. MOAR CREATURES PLZ.Once you get to the core of this story (the nisse), I liked it better. I kinda love the concept of the hidden room in your house, even if it does feel marginally stolen from Un Lun Dun or...

Hilda befriends a house spirit and together they flee from the black hound who is terrorizing the city. Another great book in the Hilda series! I am so in love with all these wonderful books. Every plot is so different and imaginative. Hilda continues to grow as a character, and I love her story!

This was the best volume yet. There were many charming comedic moments, more children of Trolsberg who were not A-holes, and the story touched on issues of prejudice and stereotyping while continuing to expand this fantastic world. The Sparrow Scouts provided a great framework for Hilda to explore her adventurous side in setting that did not drive her mother crazy with fear, while leaving opportunities for Hilda to struggle and consciously stick to her true nature. This volume was perfect!

On the purely conventional level, Hilda has joined scouts and she's feeling competitive to win badges, because her mother earned a lot of badges when she was a scout. Meanwhile, the town is terrorized by a menacing black hound. And, meanwhile again, Hilda is trying to help out a nisse who is homeless and looks like a soot sprite on legs.It all comes together. Hilda is up there among my favorite blue-haired heroines, Coraline and Kazou. Also, I really like her dog and I love her mother, who manag...

Such a little thing, but I think my favorite part in this whole book is a scene where Hilda and her mother are walking home from the grocery store and Hilda's mother has a baguette sticking out of the bag, and at one point Hilda just reaches up and bites the end off of it while walking and her mother doesn't seem to notice or care. Ha!

Re-read 9 July 2020Ah, that was so cute! I had forgotten what the story was about, even though I read it a little over a year ago. 🤦🏻‍♀️This one is about Nisse, house spirits, and how they hoard things that fall behind couches and the backs of bookcases. It's also about a giant black hound, terrorising the citizens of Trolberg.It's such a fantastic little story about Hilda attempting to fit in, with her mother encouraging her to join the Sparrows. But Hilda being Hilda, nothing necessarily goes

Finally- a Hilda book with some heft! I really love the whimsy of the Hilda stories, but they always feel so darn short. This long story really allowed for some plot development and I feel like the art in this particular book is the best of the series. Well done.

These books are the greatest! They are G's favorites. We read them first when he was about three & he liked them, but I just got them all again & now he is IN LOVE. All day long he says, "Did you know . . . " something something about trolls or the wood man or Twig or those floating head guys who are always migrating whose name I've forgotten (Edit: The woffs!) or any of the other delightful mythology of this series. This is the clear favorite for both of us and I'm reviewing it just because he'...

I keep reading them, but I don't quite get the "point" of these books.They're a mixture of interesting and appealing yet slightly dull and unsatisfying.Basically they have the same feeling as oatmeal cookies.

I am loving the Hilda series. The way she interacts with all species reminds me of myself as a child. (I was...okay, still am...the one talking to frogs, turtles, and all other sorts of critters.)

Graphic novel for kids, tweens. I think I've read three of the four he's done so far and this would seem to be the best. Fantasy world with a strong girl character, blue-haired Hilda whose mother wants her to get out and socialize more so she gets her to join the Sparrow Scouts, she encounters problems with the Nisse and a Black Hound, finds them connected. . . This is a world like Moomin, Miyazaki, but with a touch of Coraline. If you liked. . . Faith Hicks, Ben Hatke's Zita, Mark Crilley's Aki...

Another fun story from the Hildaverse. She’s such a remarkable and open-hearted young lady that every one of her adventures feels earned and exciting and edgy. I will continue to keep these books on the coffee table and force them into the hands of anyone who comes to visit.

This is such a lovely book! I love the way other lives and subcultures are shown, this author must have been inspired by the moomins. Hilda lives with her mum in a flat and has just joined the sparrows (scouts) she is going to her first camp but a giant dog has been sighted. Meanwhile back at home the Nisses (house spirits) that live in all those unused spaces in peoples homes are being thrown out due to bad behaviour that the Nisses claim was not their fault. Hilda feels under pressure to live

My favorite of the series so far! Pearson creates a wonderful, magical world where fantastic beings interact with real-life characters as they attempt to go about their daily doings. This series is an absolute delight!

This volume, in addition to the great illustrations as always, had quite a bit of mystery and interesting plot development. I loved seeing Hilda as a kid who keeps getting distracted and struggles to juggle all the balls she has in the air. Her kindness and desire to help people was also just lovely. Really great read!Content Warnings:displacement

Okay this one is my new favourite one

Delightful!

Hilda has moved to the city, and joins a scout group, and finds the city is just as full of mystery and magic as the country, just a different sort. This series is so heartfelt? This book is all about finding a home and family, through the medium of magical house spirits and a giant black hound that is menacing the town, and I kinda think about it and feel my heart grow three sizes.

Very cute and whimsical with a drawing style and sense of humor that matched. A refreshing change from some of the books that I've been reading lately. I especially liked how aspects of the paranormal and/or fantastical were incorporated into Hilda's world. Well done and think this one would be a good read for all ages.

A lovely story about being quick to listen, slow to judge, and showing kindness.I loved the almost faerie quality of the whimsical magic behind some every day experiences, such as losing things between your couch which end up in ‘Nowhere Space.’