The Adventurers

by Parragon Books, Valeria Docampo

The toys in the playroom are a lively group of adventurers in this magical picture book story featuring bold illustrations and a strong storyline that kids and parents will both enjoy. It is ideal for beginning readers.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

24 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2011

About the author

The Parragon name means quality, entertainment, and value and has been at the forefront of publishing for nearly 40 years. Going forward as an imprint of Cottage Door Press, the Parragon brand includes books that are interesting, entertaining, and affordable. The Parragon tradition continues...

Reviews

[Gita · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Illustrations deserve a five stars. But the story only 3 max. The concept of a child role playing with her toys is good, but the story-telling is flat. I was hoping for a more "Alice in Wonderland" kind-of-story. But the illustrations I must say is breath taking.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this book back in January, but I'm not actually recommending it.

I really want to like, and I do like the IDEA of. The illustration is not my favorite style, but it is still quite eye-catching and lovely. And the book is beautifully laid out.

I bought this book not long after my four-year-old son started telling his stories. I thought he would be able to relate to how an ordinary object could lead to an extraordinary adventure. THAT part I like very much. What I don't like is how it is written. It is not written poorly; it is just not written well. The text brings us to a place of adventure, nothing fun happens, and then abruptly something quite frightening will appear or happen. Instead of conveying daydreams or dreams as the illustrations would indicate, the text is conveying nightmares.

I will still give this book to my son, but I will let him tell me his own stories.

(Two stars for the writing; four stars for the illustration.)

[Hedy Harper (Erin Hanton) · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of Lilly's favorite books, and a real pleasure to read.

[Nancy Kotkin · Rating 3 out of 5]

A celebration of child's play and imagination, but moves so quickly from topic to topic that it lacks focus. Illustrations are appealing.

[Meredith Kaupp · Rating 3 out of 5]

The illustrations are beautiful, there's just not much there when it comes to the story. You have to do a lot of reading between the lines.

[R.J. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I recently went thrift-shopping and this book was buried at the bottom of a stack of used books. I think it was the colors of the cover that caught my eye and I immediately fell in love with the illustrations! I took it home without even reading it, which is very rare for me with kids' books. I will almost always at least skim the story before I buy, but this one went home with me based solely on the cover and the title.

I'm just now getting around to reading it and what a fun book! It's short, which is perfect for young book-lovers. I adore how it's centered around the little girl's stuffed animals and toys and their adventures in her imagination. There are some introductions to genies, pirates, sea monsters, and many things that set little readers up for a love of fantasy.

The illustrations are what I think really make this book! Very beautiful and exciting! I definitely recommend it to parents/guardians of wee adventurers.

[John]

Rachel Elliot and Valeria Docapo did a really good job to illustrate the story and its topic of imagination. This book is about a child’s imagination. This book goes around a imaginary world as she and her friends travel it.
This book has good imagery through its words. I would recommend this book to children as it has a very child friendly atmosphere around it.

[Roger · Rating 2 out of 5]

First, the good: the main character is a brave girl with an imagination. And the author and artist aren’t timid when it comes to showing dangerous monsters. Now the bad: neither the very-short adventures nor the artwork would bring me back for a second reading.

[Lore · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fantasierijk verhaaltje. Zeer mooie tekeningen, maar iets te overheersende kleuren.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story about playing make believe. Lovely art.

[Velia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful and imaginative.

[Savana Cervantes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Toys -- Juvenile fiction.
Picture books for children.
Toys -- Fiction.

[Katie Fitzgerald · Rating 2 out of 5]

I took a chance on this book because I liked the color palette of the illustrations. Sadly, it didn't work for me. The characters are a little girl and her toys, and they all work together to imagine different perilous scenarios and methods for escaping them. Though the randomness of the story does imitate the way kids' play often unfolds, it's boring for kids to read about another child's imaginings. The characters have no distinguishing personalities, and the story has no trajectory. It's nice to look at, but bland overall.

[Tina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the pictures and I think the author must really understand children who are into pretend play; you always get that one friend who wants to make a problem turn up and you always get that one friend who can always solve it with some wondrous method - making games change rapidly from good to bad and back to good again.

A very good book for Topsy-turvy imaginations.

[Justin Bloch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gorgeous artwork and a wonderfully imaginative story. This book was so good that it inspired our daughter to create her own Adventurer story afterwards. Also a great opportunity to do lots of fun voices while reading!

[Rebecca Porter-miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

This simple adventure picture book catches the attention of my tot better than any other. She loves the beautiful pictures and the completely relatable story of a little girls imagination.

[Ashley Clark · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bail loved it.

[CalamityMane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations. Very imaginative little girl. It was wonderful to join her and her friends on their adventures.

[Lenna · Rating 3 out of 5]

The illustrations are gorgeous, but the story really doesn't compare. The concept, however is good.

[Heather Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

megan summer reading 2016, children's book, picture book, toys, imagination, adventure, prek, kindergarten, first grade, second grade

[The Brothers · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an okay story of a little girl who goes on adventures with her toys to a variety of different locales.

Illustrations are dreamy and whimsical.

[Kimberly Luthin · Rating 3 out of 5]

7/6/2020

[Dorien · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mooi kleurrijk boek met veel beweging en fantasie.