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librarybookfamily's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
4.5
Wordless picture book
jatgood's review against another edition
3.0
A wordless picture book about a boy who stops to tie his shoe on a class trip to the museum. When he looks up he finds that he has lost his group. He starts wandering the halls and passages of the museum and eventually he finds a room with a glass case of maze drawings. He examines one of the mazes closer and closer and next he is small and physically inside the drawing. He goes through the entrance of the first maze and then one after another runs around several mazes. When he reaches the center of the final maze there is a tower with a doorway. Inside that doorway - as the reader sees through a keyhole - the boy is presented with a medal. Next we see the boy again standing and gazing at the glass case and the mazes inside. After leaving the room with the case of mazes, the boy catches up to his class. In the final illustration the boy is looking at the medal around his neck as he is leaving the museum with his class. Behind him the museum director has a similar medal around his neck.
This book has bold and bright watercolour and ink illustrations. The images of the boy walking through the mazes will spark the imagination and as they show a variety of perspectives of the boys' curious journey. The reader is left to imagine that the boys' adventure in the mazes is miraculously real because of the medal he walks out of the museum with. Having no words, the story's sense of silent wonder can flourish. I have never seen kids reading wordless stories, I would be very curious how they interact with such picture books, but because of this I'm guessing that it would most appeal to the older picture bookers.
This book has bold and bright watercolour and ink illustrations. The images of the boy walking through the mazes will spark the imagination and as they show a variety of perspectives of the boys' curious journey. The reader is left to imagine that the boys' adventure in the mazes is miraculously real because of the medal he walks out of the museum with. Having no words, the story's sense of silent wonder can flourish. I have never seen kids reading wordless stories, I would be very curious how they interact with such picture books, but because of this I'm guessing that it would most appeal to the older picture bookers.
beths0103's review against another edition
5.0
A wonderful wordless picture book that immediately put me in mind of Journey by Aaron Reynolds.
crystal_reading's review against another edition
4.0
Fun wordless book about a museum trip. The boy gets lost in the museum, but has an adventure in a room of mazes.
snowelf's review against another edition
3.0
While I really liked the idea of this book, I was a little underwhelmed. I thought the delivery could have been so much better, and the whole story could have been more meaningful. And, I actually thought the story ran a little short on the imagination. Instead, for something similar, I would suggest the [b:Madlenka|1383235|Madlenka's Dog|Peter Sís|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1311983723s/1383235.jpg|1467301] books. But hey, if you have a kid who loves mazes, they'll probably enjoy this: A little boy is on a field trip with his class to a museum. He enters a room with a display of different mazes, and he goes into them, then comes out, finds his class mates again and leaves the museum, end of story. Funny little detail: In the maze room, aside from the several maze drawings that are displayed under the glass, is an ancient map of Iceland.
My little one loved the maze parts, of course, he poured over them again and again. He also loved [b:The Secret Path|1369340|The Secret Path (Tales From Percy’s Park)|Nick Butterworth|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1356021399s/1369340.jpg|1359181], for the exact same reasons.
I like how the story suggests that walking through a museum has similarities with going through a maze, but I miss that the story didn't quite fulfill its potential.
My little one loved the maze parts, of course, he poured over them again and again. He also loved [b:The Secret Path|1369340|The Secret Path (Tales From Percy’s Park)|Nick Butterworth|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1356021399s/1369340.jpg|1359181], for the exact same reasons.
I like how the story suggests that walking through a museum has similarities with going through a maze, but I miss that the story didn't quite fulfill its potential.
the_lobrarian's review against another edition
- Illustrations are watercolor, gouache, and ink
amysbrittain's review against another edition
4.0
Henry *loves* this book. He's really good at tracing his way through the mazes in it, too. The book is neat, but I think Lehman missed a lot of cool art-exploration opportunities here. Diving into almost any piece of artwork would likely be as or more interesting than following ancient yellowed mazes.
calistareads's review against another edition
4.0
This is an interesting wordless book set in a museum. A boy is visiting the local museum when he loses his group and begins to explore on his own. We see a few famous paintings on the wall. He finds his way into a somewhat secret room where there are ancient mazes on paper. He is able to complete all the mazes and gets a medal and we see the current museum director also has a medal of the same and it makes you think.
It’s a cute story with a museum setting. I can’t believe I haven’t looked for books on museums yet. Why haven’t I? Well, now I have found them and I want to read more on the subject for the kids.
The nephew made up a wonderful story with this. Plus, the niece can’t call this baby just because there are no words. They story was enjoyed by both of them. They each gave it 3 stars. I felt about the same. Even though this is a museum setting, I didn’t think the art was outstanding. It serviced the story.
It’s a cute story with a museum setting. I can’t believe I haven’t looked for books on museums yet. Why haven’t I? Well, now I have found them and I want to read more on the subject for the kids.
The nephew made up a wonderful story with this. Plus, the niece can’t call this baby just because there are no words. They story was enjoyed by both of them. They each gave it 3 stars. I felt about the same. Even though this is a museum setting, I didn’t think the art was outstanding. It serviced the story.