Wow! What a book! I usually don't pick up children's fiction or even young adult fiction unless one of my children is reading it or I want them to read it, but this book has interested me for a long time now. It's the winner of the Caldecott award and well deserving of it!
The story is of a young orphaned boy who is left by his uncle to maintain clocks in the train station while he goes off to who knows where. The boy keeps the clocks in order hoping no one realizes his uncle is gone and has been for awhile. The boy has a few remnants of his fathers--one being a notebook of drawings and an automaton his father was trying to repair. He is determined to make it work which takes him on adventures thru the train station and into the surrounding neighborhoods. You'll have to read the book to find out what happens in the end!
I have to say though, the coolest part of the book is the illustrations. They are fantastic. Much of the 500+ pages are illustrations which makes for a quick read but well worth the time! If you get a chance to read it, let me know what you think!
I loved this book! The drawings were awesome! It is my favorite book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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