The Marvelous Misadventures of Fun-Boy
Ralph Cosentino
Hardcover
(Viking Juvenile, Feb. 2, 2006)
This innovative wordless picture book contains twelve laugh-out-loud stories about a little boy looking for adventure. But all he seems to find are misadventures. In one tale, Fun-Boy rushes to put out a raging fire with the garden hoseonly to douse the backyard grill and ignite the anger of his father. In another, Fun-Boy is happily swinging through a leafy jungleuntil he falls from his bed and realizes it was only a dream. Designed in large-format comic book style (two panels per page, four per story), this bright, bold book will inspire children to tell each tale in their own words. Its perfect for pre-readers!
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