The Runaway Road

by Stan Mack

On their way to the mountains for their annual vacation, the Puddle family take the usual road but the road seems to have other ideas about where it wants to go.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Stanley 'Stan' Mack (B.A., Illustration, Rhode Island School of Design, 1958) is a cartoonist and illustrator best known for his pioneering observational style. Stan Mack's Real Life Funnies ran as a comic strip in The Village Voice for more than 20 years, and his work also has appeared in Esquire, New York magazine, and Natural History, among others. He perviously served as art director of The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, and the New York Times Book Review, successively. After leaving the Voice, his Adweek comic strip, Stan Mack’s Outtakes ran for a decade.

Reviews

[Matthew · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a fun summer read about a family who takes Route 100 to the mountains, but how the road itself takes an unsuspecting turn and heads for the beach itself for a vacation. Imaginative story with a fun chase and satisfying artwork. My rating - 3/5

[Jessica Plowman · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorites of my childhood

[Shawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sometimes it's not just the family that wants to go somewhere different for vacation - sometimes it's the road!

[Rick Christiansen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm going to give this 4 stars for nostalgia purposes. I used to love this story. I wasn't as enthusiastic about it reading it today as I was when I was a kid.

[Kristin Nelson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this one as I was organizing the kindergarten bookshelves. I got a kick out of it and I'm sure the kids will too!

[Renae J Sutton · Rating 5 out of 5]

We had this book when I was little and I recently began reading it to my young children. They love it and we've read it many times. When I was a young child, I loved the idea of a road getting a mind of its own and taking me someplace mysterious.