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The Yggyssey: How Iggy Wondered What Happened To All The Ghosts, Found Out Where TheyWent, And Went There (2008)

by Daniel Pinkwater(Favorite Author)

3.78 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0618594450 (ISBN13: 9780618594450)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

HMH Books for Young Readers

series

Neddie & Friends

review 1: It was no Lizard Music, but it was pretty charming.A difference from the other Pinkwater I’ve read was that this was self-consciously historical, taking place in the he ’50s instead of a vague present-day-at-the-time-of-publication. Wait, no, come to think of it, The Education of Robert Nifkin was historical too. But there’s, like… Well, insert thought here about portal fantasies having more tooth when they’re set in a contested present day rather than a past that has already been rendered safe, and Nifkin was in a genre that isn’t vulnerable to that and its past was very much still contested.Anyway, yeah, I’m chasing down a bunch of Pinkwater I’ve never read. Waiting on the shelf (well, floor) is a copy of that 5-in-one that has Avocado of Doom and Young A... moredult Novel.
review 2: A good children's book stretches the imagination, delight and concentration of the child and simultaneously entertain the adult. This author does that and does it well.My husband read this aloud to our children and we were all delighted by the story. Pinkwater does not explain his humor and his irony; he just lets you get it all on your own, which is what strengthens the writing.I especially recommend it to be read aloud. less

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