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Meanwhile...

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I really liked this book! It is about a kid who writes meanwhile on the wall and when his mother calls him, he thinks to himself It's not fair. When ever he writes "MEANWHILE", he ends up in a toattly diffrent place, from a pirate ship to the wild west. But when the kid (Raymond) comes back to the pirate ship, he doesn't have time to write "MEANWHILE" And meats his doom.

Those of you who are long-ago fans of the wit of Feiffer's Phantom Tollbooth will be charmed by this picture book about young Raymond, who gets out of chores, perils with pirates, mountain lions, and Martians by writing out the magic word "MEANWHILE...," thus zipping himself instantaneously into a new story.

The book is filled with Feiffer's imaginative comic-style illustrations to go with the amusing story. I surely do wish Feiffer would write more children's books, his books are unbeatable for their combination of humor and imagination. Especially good (but not only good) for little boys.

Jules Feiffer's "Meanwhile" is another great example of his feverish, wonderful brain at work. "Meanwhile" looks at the life of Raymond, a young boy who just WANTS TO FINISH READING HIS COMIC BOOK, FOR CRYIN' OUT LOUD! But no, his mother is calling him to do a chore and Raymond mutters, "It's not fair!" and then realizes that he can "meanwhile . . . " out of his life just like his comic book heroes do. Raymond zigs and zags around from one adventure to the next, always depending on "meanwhile . . . " to get him out of increasingly dangerous scrapes (it's hilarious to see the lengths he goes to to "meanwhile" in different situations).

When Raymond finally ends his adventures . . . well, I don't want to give too much away. Suffice it to say that Feiffer uses his usual masterfully simple line drawings to jack up the feverish pace of this wonderful tale. Boys and girls, kids and adults, will all enjoy this ripping good yarn.

Great book for both kids and adults with a sense of humor. Great drawings that illustrate the action. Also a good conversation starter so that kids can use their imagination.

I gave this to my six year-old grandson, who loved it! As hoped, he now has a new vocabulary word, thanks to the title.

Feiffer delivers a fantastic and laugh-inducing tale in this comic-book-come-alive adventure. The hero of the story attempts to escape his mother's nagging about chores by writing himself into a comic book. Simply writing the word "meanwhile.." transports him to the deck of a pirate ship, to the action-packed Old West and to outer space. But danger awaits in every new storyline and there are only so many "meanwhiles" to carry him away. This is a great laugh-along read-aloud and a good pick for young reluctant readers.

This book, written in a comic book style is the story of a young boy's imagination. This is a good book to use as a model for writing this style, although the storyline is a bit confusing for young readers, due to the frequent changes in setting.