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Sir Reginald's Logbook


No. of pages 32

Published: 2008

Great for age 7-10 years

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Author-illustrator Matt Hammill has created a tongue-in-cheek adventure story where fantasy and reality merge, with hilarious results. The eponymous hero is an armchair explorer on a quest for a Lost Tablet of Illusion, stolen by an elusive beast. Sir Reginald's quest takes the reader on a journey through figments and flights of imagination on one hand, and through his mild-mannered home life on the other.

Is that the deafening buzz of the carnivorous elephant beetle --- or Sir Reginald's alarm clock? Does the tiger-stripe viper lie stretched across his path --- or is it a sock? What is the nature of this Lost Tablet and its awesome power? As Sir Reg veers comically between worlds, the imagination emerges as the most powerful charm of all.

 

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2008 by Kids Can Press .

Sir Reginald's Logbook is the product of the clever mind and talented pen of Matt Hammill. The original mock-up of this story was unveiled at a student art show held by the Sheridan Institute, where he graduated with a degree in illustration. Matt grew up in the 1980s in Mississauga, Ontario, drawing video-game bad guys and digging for dinosaur bones in his backyard. These days he can most often be found drawing illustrations, making animations . or watching Star Trek. Sir Reginald's Logbook is the product of the clever mind and talented pen of Matt Hammill. The original mock-up of this story was unveiled at a student art show held by the Sheridan Institute, where he graduated with a degree in illustration. Matt grew up in the 1980s in Mississauga, Ontario, drawing video-game bad guys and digging for dinosaur bones in his backyard. These days he can most often be found drawing illustrations, making animations . or watching Star Trek.

 

The story may even encourage them to spend some time away from the Tablet of Illusion embarking on their own adventures.--School Library Journal

 

Hammill's drawings are as fun and energetic as his story ...The design of the book ... represents [an] embarrassment of riches, with the whole thing made to resemble an actual logbook ... it works.--Quill & Quire

 

... Hammill's debut celebrates the pleasures of a freewheeling imagination by spinning breathtaking adventure from the daily business of living.--Kirkus Review

 

Kids who revel in turning their humdrum world into landscapes rife with danger will enjoy seeing that transformation brought whimsically to life here.--Booklist