The Book in the Book in the Book by Julien Baer, Simon Bailly
Published by Holiday House on January 8th 2019
ISBN: 0823442438
Pages: 56
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“The book in the Book in the Book” by Julien Baer and illustrated by Simon Bailly is interesting in that you start off reading a book about Thomas and his parents going out to the beach and him getting lost, BUT he then finds a book that he starts reading! That book also has a character named Thomas and if you check, the text is exactly the same as in the first third of the book, but in this book Thomas is in the snowy mountains. Second Thomas gets lost, finds a book about a Third Thomas! Again the same text, but Third Thomas is in space!

The illustrations are simple and colorful and I did enjoy them, but the book itself was underwhelming. The stories end well as the parents find Thomas(es?) and then they go home. Kids may enjoy the novelty of a book within a book within a book, but I wouldn’t consider this a must-buy.

Reviewed by Kate Radke, Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook.