The Boy and the Book

Reviewed by: Jill O'Connor - North Yarmouth Academy, Yarmouth, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: June 1, 2015

Review

2015: a mostly wordless picture book in which a little boy abuses his book which, in turn, trembles at the thought of being used by the boy again. The book's friends attempt to hide him and even rescue him from the little boy when he is caught by the over-enthusiastic book "lover". But when the book sees how sad the boy is upon losing access to his beloved book, it jumps down to be borrowed by the boy. The boy has now learned to read and seems to grasp the message and is shown gently reading the book in bed. A nice picture book that captures that "A-ha!" moment when a child gets how lovely and valuable a book is. Recommended for library lessons with young learners and readers.

Overall Book Score: excellent