Probuditi! - by Chris Van Allsburg (Hardcover)

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Description

Number of Pages: 32
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Sub-Genre: Humorous Stories
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Age Range: 9-12 Years
Author: Chris Van Allsburg
Language: English

About the Book

After a trip to see Lomax the Magnificent, Calvin and his friend Rodney try out their own hypnotizing machine on Calvin's sister Trudy--who now thinks she's a dog! Can Calvin undo the spell before his mother gets home? Can he remember the magic word? "Probuditi!"

Review Quotes

Masterful compositions display the depth, varied viewpoints, and marvelous mixture of patterns and surfaces that readers have come to expect.
School Library Journal, Starred

Classic Van Allsburg air, like something out of a dream...hinting at mysteries lurking behind the here and now.
The Washington Post

Magnificent sepia-toned art...works magic with people, place and predicament. A delicious tale about just desserts.
The San Francisco Chronicle

A Van Allsburg book is always worth waiting for.
The San Diego Union-Tribune

Imagine how tempting it might be to be able to hypnotize your little sister.
The Chicago Tribune

A rare outing from Van Allsburg, featuring as smooth a case of payback as ever was.
Kirkus Reviews

The nostalgic...sepia-tone artwork is eye-catching...it will draw kids into the story with angled, theatrical images.
Booklist, ALA

Enough of a spooky edge to the hypnotic proceedings to make the plot...intriguing even before the final twist.
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

The story of Probuditi!...[is] about the lure of magic.
Publishers Weekly

Van Allsburg works his magic.
Kansas City Star

Chris Van Allsburg, a master of surprise endings, wraps a captivating story in lush, warm full-page illustrations in pencil over pastels in burnt sienna that ooze the heat of a summer day in the early 1940s.
The Chicago Sun-Times

This story of magic and gullibility will keep readers guessing until the very end...sepia-tone drawings match the mid-20th century setting.
Library Media Connection