Tuesday, November 18, 2025

If I Built a Town by Chris Van Dusen - ADVISABLE

If I Built a Town by Chris Van Dusen. PICTURE BOOK. Rocky Pond (Penguin), 2025. $20. 9780593324981

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (ADVISABLE) - ADVISABLE

APPEALS TO: SEVERAL

Jack is talking to the mayor and dreaming of the town he would build if he were in power.

Like the three other books before this, Jack’s imagination is wild and also full of hope. It is a lot of silly fun, with a few good ideas thrown in. Van Dusen has written in a loosely iambic pentameter rhythm, so it can be difficult, when reading aloud, to keep from getting stuck singing the words. THe illustrations are highly engaging.

Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS



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