graypeape 's review for:

Window by Marion Arbona

5.0

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Love love love this book! How do I go about getting a copy to kid me in the '70s? She would've loved this so much! The illustrations are so full of whimsical delight, they're sure to keep anyone entertained for hours. A little girl is walking home, looking at the windows up high on the building along the street as she goes by. She imagines what is happening behind each window, and we get to see the elaborate scenarios she comes up with. There's so much detail going on, the reader can continue to imagine the story for themselves. Some rooms have a bit of cheeky menace, like the witch sitting in her chair reading a book about how to cook children, while her victim is escaping, while others have more fun things happening, like small cars racing around, driven by tiny animals. The room of the mask collector is my favorite, I think. The last window is the little girl's bedroom, where we find out her name is Martha, and we see some very familiar things strewn about. A good book for all ages!

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