Brandon and the Totally Troublesome Time Machine, by Seth Fishman and Mark Fearing, Penguin Workshop, Oct. 15, 2024, Hardcover, $18.99 (ages 5-8)
A boy travels back in time to fix his homework and chaos ensues in Brandon and the Totally Troublesome Time Machine, by Seth Fishman and Mark Fearing.
Brandon built a time machine! (It wasn’t that hard.)
Now, he can visit super cool moments in world history (as well as family history). But what Brandon really wants to do with his time machine is FIX HIS HOMEWORK. (He might have done poorly because he was busy building his time machine.)
Will future Brandon be the solution to all of past Brandon’s problems? Or is not wanting to do homework a timeless dilemma? —Synopsis provided by Penguin Workshop
Brandon and the Totally Troublesome Time Machine is one of those books that has a message — facing challenges, living in the present — but kids will be so involved they might not even notice they’re learning something.
Brandon and the Totally Troublesome Time Machine is a laugh-out-loud book that kids will want to read on repeat. Seth Fishman’s enjoyable text is paired with Mark Fearing’s comedic illustrations. The two are perfectly matched, providing readers with something entertaining and just plain fun.
I can totally see little ones making up their own text or taking or reading the speech bubbles. It would quickly have become interactive in my own home when my kid was younger.
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