Cute! It's a simple story, but still fun. I would recommend it to fans of Tolkien or to younger children (7 and under) as a read aloud. ( )

Tolkien wrote and illustrated this delightful book for his own children when they were young but it was not published until 1982. His handwritten story and illustrations are reproduced in the book with printed text on opposing pages. It was inspired by his own driving mishaps with his first car in the early 1930s. Full of humour and silliness, it's just the kind of story to have youngsters hooting with laughter. And the illustrations of the beautiful yellow car with red wheels are beautiful.

Despite my friend attempts to get me to try Tolkien, this was my first book. Now I am ready to try more. ( )

This is a really cute book that Tolkien wrote for his children. It is fun and I loved the pictures he drew for it. ( )

This is a great quirky little book by Tolkien. His illustrations are really quite good and I love his handwritten text. It was a bit of a surprise to see Gaffer Gamgee included here but it was a good one and a nice nod to Tolkien's future masterpiece. This book would be enjoyed by fans and non fans of Tolkien alike. Grateful My wife brought it home from the library for me to read. ( )

I had no idea this book existed until I ran into it at a used book store the other day. I spent a minute going "Tolkien? *The* Tolkien? *That* Tolkien?," but I don't know that I've ever found a better book-related surprise.

'Mr. Bliss' is cute, amusing, and just a great deal of fun for any child or Tolkien fan--reading it ten minutes after I got it was certainly worth being caught with a picture book on a college campus! It's clever and full of imaginative little characters (I adore the girabbit--can I have one?), and details. The style is recognizably Tolkien, and Mr. Bliss is more than a little hobbit-like.

The added dimension of being able to read it in Tolkien's own handwriting is worth a star all on it's own, and though the illustrations are hardly brilliant works of art, they're certainly better than anything *I* could come up with.

Anyways, if you love Tolkien, find this--it's worth the while of children and adults alike! ( )