Ben Franklin's in my Bathroom! by Candace Fleming - ADVISABLE

Ben Franklin’s in my Bathroom! (History Pals, #1) by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Mark Fearing, 264 pages.  Schwartz and Wade Books, 2017.  $14.  Content: G  

BUYING ADVISORY: EL – ADVISABLE  

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

Nolan and his little sister Olive receive a package with a special radio inside.  When the kids turn it on, the world around them goes in and out of focus and then Benjamin Franklin appears in the middle of their kitchen.  Ben is interested in the future and finds that a lot of things he invented or cared about have come to be commonplace in our world such as libraries, electricity and fire stations.  

I totally enjoyed this book.  Nolan and Olive are likable and its fun to image what historical figures would think of our use of their contributions in history.  The illustrations add to the story line and make the reading go quickly.  This is a fun time travel book that would appeal to kids who started with Magic Tree House and reminds me of Steve Sheinkin’s Time Twister series.  

Reviewer,  C. Peterson