The Town That Got Out of Town
This copy of The Town That Got Out of Town by Robert Priest is an ex. library HB with a DJ. It was published by David R. Godine, Publisher, Inc. in 1989. Condition: Good--pages show handling along the bottom edge; one page has a small stain (liquid spill?); binding tight; a little wear to the bottom of the covers; DJ in nice shape.
From School Library Journal
Grade 1 Up-- After its inhabitants (people, animals, and even the dinosaurs from the museum) leave for the Labor Day weekend, the town of Boston decides to go on its own vacation. The empty buildings travel to Maine in order to visit their old friend, the town of Portland. Once there, the buildings of both towns talk and exchange ideas. When Monday comes, the buildings of Boston say goodbye and return to Massachusetts--just in time to greet the returning inhabitants. Using an oversize picture-book format, Priest relates this imaginative and unusual story with a thoughtful economy of language. Yet the most arresting aspect of the book remains the large black-and-white scratchboard illustrations that accompany the text. Executed in the pop art style of the Chicago school of figurative art, they show the slightly anthropomorphic buildings journeying through farmlands and across bridges. As visually compelling as these illustrations are, they also have a flat, often distant quality that may put off young audiences. The book could be an interesting, if offbeat, read-aloud, but with its references to recognizable buildings in both Boston and Portland, the intriguing style of illustration, and the sometimes tongue-in-cheek text, it will appeal more to adults than to children. --Denise Anton Wright, Library Book Selection Service, Inc., Bloomington, IL
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