McAllister, Angela. Leon and the Place Between, illustrated by Grahame Baker-Smith. Templar Books (Candlewick Press), 2008. $16.99. Leon believes in magic, but his brothers are skeptical and his little sister unsure. They attend a magic show at the circus and Leon volunteers to disappear in a box. The magician sends him to the place between here and there—a place of magic. There he rides a magic carpet, meets another boy, and saves a bunny. The illustrations are truly magical, resembling digitally animated movies like Coraline and James and the Giant Peach. Foldout pages and die cuts add to the fun. The varying typography adds to the circus feel of the book. EL-ADVISABLE. Samantha, Public Librarian.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Leon and the Place Between by Angela McAllister
McAllister, Angela. Leon and the Place Between, illustrated by Grahame Baker-Smith. Templar Books (Candlewick Press), 2008. $16.99. Leon believes in magic, but his brothers are skeptical and his little sister unsure. They attend a magic show at the circus and Leon volunteers to disappear in a box. The magician sends him to the place between here and there—a place of magic. There he rides a magic carpet, meets another boy, and saves a bunny. The illustrations are truly magical, resembling digitally animated movies like Coraline and James and the Giant Peach. Foldout pages and die cuts add to the fun. The varying typography adds to the circus feel of the book. EL-ADVISABLE. Samantha, Public Librarian.
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I really thought this book was imaginative and creatively illustrated. Comparisons to Coraline were expressed by my booksellers. It is an engrossingly involving experience to read the book.
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