Wednesday, October 3, 2018

If You Had a Jetpack by Lisl H. Detlefsen - ESSENTIAL


If You Had a Jetpack by Lisl H. Detlefsen.  PICTURE BOOK. Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.  $18. 9780399553295.

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3)- ESSENTIAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH


If you get bored, you could build your own jetpack. It will be tricky, but once you’re done, you can basically go wherever you want. You can show the jetpack off at school. You could give the principal a ride home. You could fly over to your Nana’s house for a visit. Because you’re so clever, you’ll come up with lots of other things to do with your jetpack.

The pictures in this book are a delight to look at. They are bright and detailed, and beg to be studied so you don’t miss anything. The story is very imaginative and young readers will relate to wanting to build anything and go anywhere. My four year old loved pretending to make her own jetpack after reading this (along with a lot of other inventions).

Shay, High School Librarian, MLS

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