Review - The Book of Nonsense by David Michael Slater

Title: The Book of Nonsense (Sacred Book Vol. 1)
Series:: Sacred Books
Author(s):: David Michael Slater
Genre:: Children's Book, YA
Publisher: Blooming Tree Books
Release Date: October 14th 2008
Finished: June 2009
Pages: 256
Challenges: None
Rating:









My Thoughts: This book starts out a little similar to Inkheart by Cornelia Funke: The father buys unusal and antique books and sells them to dealers. In the begining we see him with his daughter, Daphna, also a lover of books. Later we are introduced to her twin brother Dexter, who is not so fond of books. The father finds an strange book that has words of nonsense in it and tries to sell it to a local book store full of magic books. Little does he know that this is the book the store owner has been seeking for years.

The Book of Nonsense is magical and full of surprises, there is no doubt about that. I just wish the beginning wasn't so similar to another book, even though the end is very different. I am interested in seeing where the series goes.

About the Author: David Michael Slater is the author of many children's books. You can visit him at DavidMichaelSlater.com/

Review - The Bored Book by David Michael Slater

Title: The Bored Book Series:: none Author(s):: David Michael Slater Genre:: Children's Book, Picture Book Publisher: Simply Read Books Release Date: October 1, 2009 Finished: May 30, 2009 Pages: 32 Challenges: None Rating: My Thoughts: Here is a picture book that is just that. Full of fun and imaginary pictures, no words. I described the first half of this picture book on Twitter as I read it, and I realized you could describe the picture differently each time. The first pages say so much about about the story: Grandpa is sitting in a chair with a book on his lap watching his grandchildren fight because they are bored. What I enjoyed most about this book was the colorful drawings. (Not all the book is in color, some of it is in detailed pencil drawings.) These pictures say so much about the adventures you can take while reading, whether you are being pushed of a plank by pirates or chased by a yeti. Books can make everything less boring. About the Author: David Michael Slater has written and published over 20 books for children, teens and adult. Visit his site at http://www.davidmichaelslater.com/