Marveltown by Bruce McCall - ESSENTIAL

 

Marveltown by Bruce McCall. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2008. PICTURE BOOK. 

PRE-K, EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL

This town of inventors and genius is rather unique! From sky skiing to 80 MPH car washes, this futuristic town is truly a marvel. Everything goes smoothly until a mouse chews through some wires and scrambles the robots in the town into thinking that they are supposed to crush Marveltown. With adults out of ideas on what to do, it’s up to the town’s children to figure out to save their town. 

The pictures are wonderful and realistic in this book. The text is simple, but fun to read. Overall, this book is a great read aloud for adults to share with their children, a teacher to read to their students, or for a non-reader to enjoy the pictures. 

Reviewer: Kira, Children's Librarian-HUN Public Library