Book Review: “Rocket Town” (& Giveaway Ends 5/18)

Rocket Town

By Bob Logan

Publisher:  Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
24Pages (Boardbook)
Date Published: April 1, 2011

ABOUT THE BOOK:

In this fun departure from the traditional board book themes for boys, Bob Logan’s Rocket Town tells the story of an astronaut and his canine companion as they drive an old pickup through Rocket Town—an amazing town filled with, yes, rockets!

The story follows an astronaut and his canine companion as they drive an old pickup through Rocket Town, passing all manner of space craft like a taxi rocket, a police rocket, a school bus rocket, and even a rocket that looks like a shark.

Each colorful spread sports an eye-dazzling array of rockets, from big to small, fast to slow, practical to extremely silly—a taxi rocket, a police rocket, a school bus rocket, and even a rocket that looks like a shark! The final pages are a countdown to blastoff that is sure to thrill young readers.

Author and illustrator Bob Logan has worked as a story artist on feature animations such as Madagascar and Open Season, as well as Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and is currently working on the upcoming Puss in Boots!

MY THOUGHTS:

This is an adorable board book.  It is pretty big first off (about the size of a DVD case) which makes it easy for me to hold to read to my boys and for them to hold to look at themselves.  Since it is a board book it is thick cardboard and therefore pretty durable.  My boys and I love the illustrations as they are bright, funky and very kid-friendly.  It contains a simple story about Rockets and each page has only a few words on it like “These rockets go up.” and the next page will say “These rockets come down.”  The illustrations of course go along with the story and there are even numbers in the book for the blast off sequence which is great because my 4 year old is learning his numbers now.  Whether you have a child who likes rockets or not, this is a really cute book and one I recommend! 

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