The Hello, Goodbye Window, by Norton Juster (our review)

We discovered this one about a year ago when we were looking for more books by author/illustrator Chris Raschka, who did such a fabulous job with Charlie Parker Plays Bee Bop. Even better, we found this great pairing between Raschka and Juster, author of The Phantom Tollbooth. Instant winner. It is a story told by little girl about the time she spends with her grandparents. It is touching and warm, with great details to catch the child's heart and imagination and just enough witty humor and  to make it enjoyable for the parent who will have to read and reread it again and again (Tyrannosaurus Rex? He's extinct, so he doesn't come around very often). The illustrations are also warm and have a messy and colorful quality that suggest a child's artwork.

Book review, 10/23/09: The Hello, Goodbye Window, by Norton Juster

Cortney: what's your favorite part in the book?

Calvin: the pizza delivery guy!

Cortney: oh yes, I like the Queen of England, too.

Calvin: yeah. And O Susannah. And there's a tiger in the garden, but really... it isn't.

(we won't always have video to go with these, but since we had this clip we took along with Mrs. O'Leary last week, I thought we'd use it.)