Still smitten by Hugo Cabret, I got this book for my daughter in law, an elementary school teacher. She saw possibilites for class read-alouds using a projector to show each page as she read. And I, imagining display possiblities for my library, assembled a variety of stuff from around the house. (Click picture for closer look)...a set of keys from an old jewelry box. A wooden artist's hand model. An old pocket watch. The pendulum from a family heirloom clock ... and the back view of the clock itself. Stories enter our minds and stir up all sorts of things, and this book is dandy for stimulating the subconscious and letting you dream. Like sitting in a theater watching a soundless movie, you enter the story. What if you were alone like Hugo? What about the old man and his mysterious past? The reader wants to walk invisibly through this story, seeing it all. Thankfully the reader can. I love this book.
Maybe our library will do virtual displays like this on our website: illustrated book reviews with a bit of whimsey to convey the enjoyment (hopefully contagious) we found in a particular book,
