Up and Down the Scratchy Mountains by Laurel Snyder

4 stars
JF

A milkmaid who simply can't follow the rules.  A prince who does.  A missing person... maybe.  A dog named Cat and a cow named Rosebud.

A town where the rules are EVERYTHING.

All in all this story was cute and sweet.  I found it an interesting combination of whimsy and silliness and yet surprising depth.

It didn't really go where I thought it was going.... and the ending was... odd.  And yet it all worked.

And not just worked, but worked beautifully.