A repressive teacher almost ruins second grade for a prodigy in
this amusing, if overwritten, tale. Having shown a fascination with
great buildings since constructing a model of the Leaning Tower of
Pisa from used diapers at age two, Iggy sinks into boredom after
Miss Greer announces, throwing an armload of histories and craft
projects into the trash, that architecture will be a taboo subject
in her class. Happily, she changes her views when the collapse of a
footbridge leaves the picnicking class stranded on an island,
whereupon Iggy enlists his mates to build a suspension bridge from
string, rulers and fruit roll-ups. Familiar buildings and other
structures, made with unusual materials or, on the closing pages,
drawn on graph paper, decorate Roberts's faintly retro cartoon
illustrations. They add an audience-broadening element of
sophistication - as would Beaty's decision to cast the text into
verse, if it did not result in such lines as "After twelve long
days / that passed in a haze / of reading, writing and arithmetic,
/ Miss Greer took the class / to Blue River Pass / for a hike and
an old-fashioned picnic." Another John Lithgow she is not, nor is
Iggy another Remarkable Farkle McBride (2000), but it's always
salutary to see young talent vindicated. (Picture book. 6-8)
(Kirkus Reviews)
A hilarious, irreverent book about doing your own thing Meet Iggy
Peck-creative, independent, and not afraid to express himself! In
the spirit of David Shannon's No, David and Rosemary Wells's Noisy
Nora, Iggy Peck will delight readers looking for irreverent,
inspired fun. Iggy has one passion: building. His parents are proud
of his fabulous creations, though they're sometimes surprised by
his materials-who could forget the tower he built of dirty diapers?
When his second-grade teacher declares her dislike of architecture,
Iggy faces a challenge. He loves building too much to give it up!
With Andrea Beaty's irresistible rhyming text and David Roberts's
puckish illustrations, this book will charm creative kids
everywhere, and amuse their sometimes bewildered parents. Also from
the powerhouse author-illustrator team of Iggy Peck, Architect, is
Rosie Revere, Engineer, a charming, witty picture book about
believing in yourself and pursuing your passion. Ada Twist,
Scientist, the companion picture book featuring the next kid from
Iggy Peck's class, is available in September 2016.
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