Runaway Smile
By Nicholas C. Rossi
Illustrations by Domitris
Fousekis
What would one do if awaking without a smile? This is
exactly what happens to one little boy and throws him into a state of panic. How
does one lose a smile anyway? This is what both the boy and his book-reading dog
wonder. Life goes forward, and after looking everywhere, including the closet
where the monster lives, he prepares to leave for school. Perhaps he'll find it
along the way.
The determined little boy has some wild, funny and
most unlikely experiences as he drags his back pack along, stacked high with
books. He meets some eccentric characters along the way, including a clown with
a painted on smile, an enthusiastic salesman and a king but none are willing to
give him their smiles. In fact, the chaos causes them to lose their own smiles
as well.
School is no better since his teacher never seems to
have a smile either--just frowns. At the end of a most unbelievable day, the
little boy is still without his smile. Will he ever find it? This eclectic tale
for both children and adults, by author Nicholas C. Rossi is comical; filled
with ridiculously hilarious situations that only children and adults who think
like them could conjure up.
The illustrations are unique, and a bit confusing at
times, except maybe to an imaginative child. It has a 'happily ever after'
ending which all kids love and more than enough smiles to go around for all who
read this well-crafted wacky, yet sentimental story.
Micki Peluso
This sounds like a fun book to read. I wonder why the illustrations are confusing to you. I'll have to take a look.
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I wish you would since that kept him from a 5 star review. I could not make out the illustrations well, even though they were unique.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a fun read:)
ReplyDeleteIt really is a funny, wacky sweet book.
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