Fombelle, Timothée de. 101 Ways to Read a Book. Benjamin Chaud, Illus. Translated from the French by Karin Snelson and Angus Yuen-Killick. Red Comet, 10/2023. [120]pp. Fiction. Trade $20.00. 978-1-63655-082-4. GRADES 2–5. ADDITIONAL.
Translated from the original French edition published in 2022, this unusual book is a list of various types of readers, including the drifter, sleepwalker, lotus, and other ways a person can walk or sit and simultaneously read. On each page is the name of one type of person and a color cartoon of someone in that position; for example, the ghost reads under a sheet in bed. Although from the outside the book looks like a novel, it is more a collection of the names for types of readers and the artwork. In some cases, the concept may make most sense to adults, but children might also enjoy this celebration of reading. The ink and watercolor artwork on white backgrounds depicts people of many racial and ethnic backgrounds.
Penny Peck—SJSU iSchool