The Boy & The Book
The Boy & The Book
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Charlesbridge Publishing
Annotation: In this story without words a young boy carelessly mishandles a library book, while the other books try to rescue their friend.
Genre: [Humorous fiction]
 
Reviews: 4
Catalog Number: #97626
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Copyright Date: 2015
Edition Date: 2015 Release Date: 03/10/15
Illustrator: Kolar, Bob,
Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN: 1-580-89562-X
ISBN 13: 978-1-580-89562-0
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2013049017
Dimensions: 23 x 29 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
Horn Book (Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2015)

Anthropomorphic library books in the children's room reach a breaking point with a young boy who repeatedly mistreats his favorite book. The books repair their damaged friend and help the boy appreciate the book and the reading experience. Despite some confusing elements, blocky digital illustrations mostly succeed in telling this wordless story of library respect and a struggling reader.

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Reading Level: WL
Interest Level: P-2
Lexile: NP
Can a kid love a book too much?

Excerpted from The Boy and the Book by David Michael Slater
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A spine-tingling tale of book bonding.

In this wordless story, a little boy finds a book that he loves at the library. It’s a match made in kid lit heaven. But not for the book. Sometimes the little boy’s excitement gets the better of him and the book suffers from possibly too much love: bent pages, tears, hugs, tossing, and shaking.

The poor book requires first aid from his friends. Every time the boy comes to the library, the books hide and plan escape routes. But when the book gets away from imminent danger in the boy’s hands, the look of loss in the boy’s eyes is enough to turn a tragic tale into a love story.

The boy soon learns that the book is not just an object and is so much more on the inside. He loves the story the book gives him more than the fun he had playing with it.
Bob Kolar’s charming and hilarious illustrations show how sometimes our love for a good book can be too much, but with a more gentle touch, books can give us much comfort and joy.


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