Omri, the main character, gets a cupboard and a plastic Indian for his birthday. The cupboard doesn’t have a key so he looks through his mom’s key collection only to find a special one with a red satin ribbon on it that happens to open the cupboard. Omri doesn’t know what to put in the cupboard so his mom suggests that he put the plastic Indian in it. He does and the next morning Omri wakes to a scratching sound coming from the cupboard. Omri opens the cupboard door and there stands the plastic Indian now… ALIVE!!!!!!! Omri is so shocked he is speechless. Imagine how shocked the Indian is! The Indian’s name is Little Bear and he is an Iroquois. Throughout the book Little Bear is very demanding of Omri and, at times, Omri gets a little upset at him.
As the story continues, you find out that Omri and Little Bear get a few visitors, some wanted and some unwanted. But, no matter what happens, Little Bear and Omri are always the best of friends.
I give this book a three star rating because of the comedy in it. I think the authors craft is character building. Each of the characters in the story are different. Boone is funny and Little Bear is demanding and more serious. Omri is caring and Patrick is more happy.
This is a link to a site with more information about the Iroquois Indians:
