Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Review - The Reader

Title: The Reader
Author: Amy Hest
Illustrator: Lauren Castillo
Publisher: Amazon Children's Publishing (October 2, 2012)
Format: Hardcover; Pgs 32
Genre: Children’s
Source: Amazon Vine Program
Ages: 4 and up

A Boy, A Dog, A Sled, an Imagination and a very wonderful secret in a brown suitcase that the reader, or more commonly know as a little boy, trudge up a snow-covered mountain to spend time together and to share a very special moment.

The dog is very good at waiting and when the time is right, two very good friends share a story, then soar across the world together, and land at home. Together.

A sweet book, not all glossy and overdone, just simple illustrations to tell a simple story of the love of reading and time between a boy and his dog.

If you are using this as an early reader, there will be a word or two (loopy and impeccably) that your child might stumble over, but the flow will remain and the illustrations will come in handy to show what the words mean.

1 comment:

Mary (Bookfan) said...

Darling cover! Sounds like a sweet story too.