By Daniel Klein
ISBN: 9780744544787
Format: Hardcover
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My name is book and I’ll tell you the story of my life.
This little guy is probably getting judged unfairly; judged based on the shelf I found him on in the library, which was in the adult non-fiction section.
Based on that shelf, this book was juvenile and cloyingly written.
But if this had been shelved appropriately, for young readers, I’d say it’s a fun book with solid information about the history of books, starting from oral tradition. The eye-catching illustrations add visual interest and the interspersed quotes and poetry about books could send those kids in new reading directions.
So, if you know of a young bibliophile in the making and you see this book, it might be worth a look.