My Master's Touch

My Master's Touch by Lynda M. Nelson
A Heartwarming Tale of Love, Loyalty, and Devotion
Perigee - November 1998
ISBN: 0399524436 - Small Hardcover
Ages 9 and up
Religious

Reviewed by Brenda Weeaks, MyShelf.com
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Lynda M. Nelson is blessed with the true gift of story telling. After reading “The Little Red Buckets”, I decided to try “My Master’s Touch”. I knew the story was about a burro named Meshak and his life with his master’s family. What I didn’t know and was greatly impressed with was how the story was handled. The author never really tells whom the burro belongs to, or what is really going on in the master’s family, the story is told from the burro’s perspective, and the author lets the reader piece together the scenes which lead to very emotional conclusions for both the master and his burro. This may be listed as a juvenile story, but don’t mistake it for a cute burro tale with cute colorful pictures. The burro has a youthful, yet experienced narrator’s voice, and the tale, meant for all ages, has a heart felt moral to it that the reader must discover for him or her self. Have a box of Kleenex for this Nelson book as well.

The book itself is very well put together with a beautiful dustcover, and the small hardback is just right for the small hands.