Misplaced, But not Forgotten
Debbie Glade is today’s reviewer.
As soon as I saw the title of this book, Lost and Found ($16.95, Peachtree Publishers, Ages 4-8) by Grammy Award winner, Bill Harley, I knew I had to read it. It seems I spend half my time looking for my glasses, cell phone or my husband’s wallet. I need a Lost and Found Box in my own house!
Meet Justin, a boy who has lost his favorite hat. It was handmade by his grandma, and he has to find it before she comes to the house and asks where it is (sound familiar?). The only problem is that to look through the Lost and Found at Justin’s school, he’s got to deal with grumpy old Mr. Rumkowsky, who has been there since Justin’s own mom went to that school. Justin finally gets the courage up to go to the Lost and Found, and what he discovers is very different than what he expected.
What you and your kids will love about this book are all the treasures Justin finds in the great big Lost and Found Box, which are spectacularly illustrated by Adam Gustavson. You’ll also appreciate the surprise ending, and children will learn the valuable lesson that sometimes people are not who we think they are.
We can all relate to the frustration of losing something important to us and the joy of finding it. Every child and parent on this earth can relate to and appreciate the story and marvelous illustrations in Lost and Found. Now if we could only find as many things as we lose.