Kidnapping
Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 8:00am
Author: Allan Ahlberg
Publisher: Penguin USA (Jp) (1999)
Binding: Paperback, 176 pages
Alice wishes for a baby brother, but her family gets a giant baby instead. Following this perplexing incident is an action-packed story complete with baby care, multiple kidnappings, skipped school, children banding together, a mad scientist, and a trial.
Told from a humorous perspective, this story reminds me a bit of the fanciful approach that Roald Dahl uses. An unbelievable event dropped into the middle of everyday life makes for an enjoyable tale.
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Best Audience:
Boys & Girls ages 5-11
Parts that might raise objections:
None
Ideas you will want to discuss:
kidnapping, neighborhoods, babies
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