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The Beginner's Guide To Running Away From Home (2013)

by Jennifer Larue Huget(Favorite Author)

3.56 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0375967397 (ISBN13: 9780375967399)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Schwartz & Wade

review 1: This is a humorous tongue-in-cheek take on the classic scenario of a fed-up middle child running away. The mixed media illustrations created with clay figures, paper drawings and other items are terrific and the narrative is quite funny to read aloud. I have to admit that claymation-type figurines tend to creep me out, but we loved the critters and the fascinating details in the scenes, if not the people themselves.It's a quick read and while I felt like I should throw in a cautionary note (I cringed when the boy said he could sleep on a bench in the park), I suppressed it and I'm glad I did. The story handles it just fine.I read this book to our youngest and her cousin on the first night of our summer vacation trip back home and I thought it was a wonderful big-kid rea... mored. We really enjoyed reading it together.
review 2: This is a cute story that many will find familiar. The youngster who feels his family treats him poorly so he decides to run away. In fact, this young boy will teach you and everyone else the finer points of escaping the unfairness that is his family. Of course, once he is away he has to convince himself not to remember the good things his family members have done for him. He also must decide where he is running away to, something that he neglected in his early preparations. The illustrations were creative, but a little too offbeat for my taste. My 7-year-old son also found them a little off-putting. less

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