Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly
Libraries will never look the same now that Thompson (Ruby; The Paper Bag Prince) has gotten ahold of them. Readers of his new picture book are plunged into a realm of boundless imagination, a library where, after hours, the shelves come to life. Rows of books become rows of townhouses with cozily lit windows, and walkways through the stacks become canals full of bustling traffic. The story centers on Peter, whose home is a cookbook, and who is searching high and low for a missing tome entitled "How to Live Forever." He eventually finds it, of course, but after considering the advice of an odd creature called the Ancient Child, decides not to read it. The plot is almost beside the pointwhat fascinates is the quirky, highly precise world Thompson has created. His art is exquisitely detailed, full of wry embellishments that beg for extended viewing. Many of the visual puns are too sophisticated for younger readers but will delight adults. When Peter visits a Chinese garden, for instance, a turn of the page moves him from full-color environs to the cool blue-and-white of the classic Blue Willow china pattern. And a shelf devoted to food contains such sly titles as "The Guns of Macaroni," while the automotive section sports "Kind Hearts and Cadillacs." A multilayered book that excites interest on several levels, it issues an open invitation to a world readers will want to visit again and again. All ages. (May)How To Live Forever
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Художник: Colin Thompson
ISBN: 978-0099461814
Страниц: 32
Тип страниц: Мелованная
Переплет: Мягкий переплёт
Формат: 22.5 x 0.5 x 29.5
Book lovers of all ages can take an enchanted journey through a labyrinthine fantasy library filled with every book ever written, where the shelves come alive at night, like teeming miniature cities. One night, a young boy who resides in a cookbook stumbles upon a long-lost file card for a book called How to Live Forever and sets off to find the missing volume. Thus begins a journey through mystifying literary mazes in Colin Thompson's tour de force of wit, wisdom, and boundless imagination.
School Library Journal
Gr 1-4This story about a library that comes alive after hours doesn't quite meet its promising premise. Young Peter, a cookbook resident, discovers a card for the title How to Live Forever. He is determined to find the long-lost volume and its secret of immortality. His two-year search takes him through many tomes and the secret worlds they contain. Finally, Peter meets the Ancient Child, who warns him not to read the book, for "To live forever is to not live at all." Most children won't understand the adult message, and some young readers may not be able to follow the twists and turns of Peter's long, mystical journey. Certainly, the idea of a library coming to life will entice young readers, as will the unique pen-and-ink illustrations. Colorful pictures of the library's other world are filled with detailed images of castles, streets, and villages built of, on, and around books. There is much here for the eye to explore. Unfortunately, the illustrations are not enough to sustain the confusing, ephemeral text.Heide Piehler, Shorewood Public Library, WI
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