Hodge-Podge Books » wordless book http://www.hodge-podgebooks.com/wordpress Children's book reviews and book sales by Frank Hodge Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:54:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 The Bored Book http://www.hodge-podgebooks.com/wordpress/2009/10/the-bored-book/ http://www.hodge-podgebooks.com/wordpress/2009/10/the-bored-book/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:00:02 +0000 Frank Hodge http://www.hodge-podgebooks.com/wordpress/?p=71 Wordless picture books were a popular trend when I opened shop in 1982. They have continued since on what I would call a lesser degree. However, a new and exciting wordless book is now available. THE BORED BOOK by David Michael Slater, illustrations by Doug Keith (Simply Read Books, 2009, $16.95) opens in a living room scene where an adult and two children are spending  an afternoon. The adult is quietly reading as the two children are engaged in physical play. The adult moves a bookcase exposing a set of steps. The children scramble up the stairs to find them selves in a dusty attic filled with bookshelves.  When the children take THE BORED BOOK from the shelf the black and white illustrations turn to color and the adventure begins. When they have experienced a series of harrowing adventures, the children return to the first room with the adult. Now they find  the the books of the adventures they have experienced.  Books like TREASURE ISLAND  and THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME.

The artwork here is spectacular and sweeping in its scope. The dream sequences are one part frightening but more mystical in nature. They compel the reader to turn the page anticipating and questioning, what’s next? A most satisfying read, believe me.
Picture book.  Available now.

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