Explorer

Mostly good, a couple of duds.
Under the floorboards: bland artwork and predictable plot.
Spring cleaning: cute and absurd; bonus points for humour.
The keeper's treasure: solid artwork and story but a troubling resolution imo.
The butter thief: nice art, clever enough plot.
The soldier's daughter: preachy and lacklustre plot.
Whatzit: engaging cartoony art, loved the resolution.
The escape option: well-plotted with lovely illustrations, deserves to be read twice.

I'm not really into short stories a ton but I really thought there were some good ones in this book. I'd say about half of them I really liked. I gave one extra star for the many types of art work and each story has a different type of style that kept it fresh! ~Ashley