By Aled Lewis
Published by Chronicle Books, 2020
Son's Review
(Age: 5)
I like the book The Life of Minfigures. It gives me good ideas. I truly do think it's kind of funny.
After first reading:
I'm going to build a little bit. This book gives me really good ideas. Let's read it again. It's funny.
After second reading:
Dad, it's great. You should read it. It's funny. I don't necessarily have a favorite page.
In case it isn't obvious, T likes it. It arrived yesterday afternoon, and he has been inseparable from this book since then. His dad and I read it to him 3 times before bed last night; he built LEGO between those readings. He began today building LEGO, inspired by the book, before I took him to kindergarten. His plans for this afternoon are to build the sandcastle scene from Small Parts.
Small Parts is everything I hoped it would be: wordplay, humor, and inspiration. Lewis has built laugh-out-loud and groan-worthy scenes that depend on puns, cultural references, and literal interpretations of figurative language. For example, when the house wins a round of poker, it's an actual minibuild of a house at a poker table. I had to explain some jokes to T, but once he understood them he really enjoyed how funny it is. Small Parts also sparks imagination and creativity; T's wolf and pig are inspired by Lewis's.
T loves building with LEGO; he especially likes making his own versions of sets from the catalogs and LEGO Life magazine. An entire book full of little set-ups, full of humor, and full of wordplay is a big winner in this household. It is billed as for adults, but I recommend it for any age.
One more thing – it's a fun tool for teaching figurative language!
Note: A review copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.
Comments
Post a Comment