Jumanji
ISBN:
9780590422338 (0590422332)
Publish date: 1988
Publisher: Scholastic
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Classics,
Juvenile,
Media Tie In,
Movies,
Kids,
Picture Books,
Animals
I generally like Van Allsburg's books, but Jumanji didn't really capture me. I wanted more illustrations and more page turns to build tension and suspense rather than having each turn play out in one spread. The story is still good. I just think it could have been more effective if the book were for...
Genre: Animal / Drama / Suspense / Toys / Magic Year Published: 1981 Year Read: 1998 “Jumanji” is a Caldecott Award- winning book by Chris Van Allsburg and is the most popular children’s book out of all of his books. In this story, two children, Peter and Judy, discover a strange looking board...
My 8-year-old, now in 3rd grade, has been raving about this book for about a week. He scored 100% on the test at school on this one, and really wanted his brother to read it. I told him I had seen a movie with this title several years ago. It was ok, but nothing I'd want to see twice. So... he ...
Loved the book. Not a tremendous fan of the movie due to Robin Williams.
This was so much better than the movie! Love the black and white illustrations.
12 years ago
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