Reviews

Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion by David Roberts, Andrea Beaty

mldavisreads's review

4.0

Childrens First Chapter Book. I have read several of the picture books featuring these characters, but this is my first foray into the chapter book series. Iggy is an architect, and he often loses track of time because he's observing or drawing the buildings around him. He is quite surprised one day when he ends up at the town's mysterious mansion because his friends are there! His friend Ada Twist's aunt Bernice just inherited the mansion unexpectedly. Bernice is a lover of the town's history, so she is excited to see inside the house that once belonged to ice-cream mogul Herbert Sherbert. But if she can't find a way to afford the needed repairs she may need to sell the house to Ms. Weatherbee for redevelopment.

This book was fun on audiobook- a lot of music added in for mood (and the mood was suspenseful). I did read in other reviews that the print book is illustrated, which makes sense since there is so much discussion of the features of the house. As it was, the audiobook was a little hard to follow because of all of the names of architectural movements. Also, just to note, this book mentions the 1918 pandemic several times

The former mansion owner's wife and daughter died during the pandemic

mikifoo's review

4.0

A fun, spooky mystery for kids involving some great word play and educational information about 19th and 20th century architecture. The end matter is full of information such as a recipe and instructions for how to make ice cream and architectural history. Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion is both educational AND entertaining! Perfect for kids to read during the summer as a prep before returning to school. Or, if you're like my parents were: perfect for kids to read at any point during the summer because you make your kids do school/homework even in the summer :D

[Ebook borrowed from library]