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Luke on the Loose
Luke looks on at the pigeons in Central Park, while Dad is lost in "boring Daddy talk," and before you know it—LUKE IS ON THE LOOSE! He's free as a bird, on a hilarious solo flight through New York City.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2009
About the author
Harry Bliss
65 books69 followersHarry Bliss grew up in upstate New York in a family of successful painters and illustrators, so it wasn’t any surprise that he, too, went on to study painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and illustration at the University of the Arts and Syracuse University. He has illustrated numerous book covers and is a cartoonist and cover artist for THE NEW YORKER magazine. In the tradition of so many NEW YORKER cartoonists, Harry Bliss has illustrated several children’s books, among them A FINE, FINE SCHOOL by Sharon Creech, WHICH WOULD YOU RATHER BE? by William Steig, and COUNTDOWN TO KINDERGARTEN by Alison McGhee.
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April 27, 2026
Luke is just following the pigeons - but everyone else is following Luke! Great book for beginning readers. I think this book will help small children start to notice their community more; it places you in a particular time/place that we so often neglect today. It would be nice to say that children still took walks in their neighborhoods!
December 19, 2016
Luke on the Loose is a TOON Book - a story for new readers told in comic format by Harry Bliss. At the park, Luke gets tired of listening to his father’s boring adult conversation with a friend. Unable to take it any longer, he takes off after some pigeons, calling out “Yaaaaah!” as he goes. While his dad enlists the police to track him down, Luke knocks over a bicyclist, interrupts a marriage proposal, and finally climbs onto a roof to take a nap, creating a frenzy at every point on his journey.
Luke on the Loose is one of the best and funniest easy readers I have ever read. It captures not only the boredom of a child waiting for his parents to stop talking, but also the explosion of happiness associated with freedom from that boring situation. “Yaaah!” is the perfect sound for Luke to make - it tells us everything we need to know about his feelings, and it’s great fun to say out loud. All along the way, subtle comments from animals and people alike add to the humor of Luke’s wild run through the city. Pigeons call him “Coo Coo.” A cat peering out the window thinks to himself, “I’ll never let my kittens chase pigeons.” A mouse even suggests that Luke is just another city pest. These deadpan statements perfectly juxtapose the slapstick humor of the illustrations, making the laughs come that much faster.
Luke on the Loose reminds me a lot of Nina in That Makes Me Mad. Both celebrate the individuality of children, and celebrate their independence and emotions. Just as kids relate to the things that make Nina mad, they will relate to the fun of Luke’s sprint through the city and they will be comforted by his safe return to his parents in the end as well. Recommend Luke on the Loose to little ones with lots of energy, and laugh along with them!
Luke on the Loose is one of the best and funniest easy readers I have ever read. It captures not only the boredom of a child waiting for his parents to stop talking, but also the explosion of happiness associated with freedom from that boring situation. “Yaaah!” is the perfect sound for Luke to make - it tells us everything we need to know about his feelings, and it’s great fun to say out loud. All along the way, subtle comments from animals and people alike add to the humor of Luke’s wild run through the city. Pigeons call him “Coo Coo.” A cat peering out the window thinks to himself, “I’ll never let my kittens chase pigeons.” A mouse even suggests that Luke is just another city pest. These deadpan statements perfectly juxtapose the slapstick humor of the illustrations, making the laughs come that much faster.
Luke on the Loose reminds me a lot of Nina in That Makes Me Mad. Both celebrate the individuality of children, and celebrate their independence and emotions. Just as kids relate to the things that make Nina mad, they will relate to the fun of Luke’s sprint through the city and they will be comforted by his safe return to his parents in the end as well. Recommend Luke on the Loose to little ones with lots of energy, and laugh along with them!
July 5, 2013
“Luke on the Loose” by Harry Bliss is a Toon Book title about a little boy who is bored listening to his dad talk about boring dad stuff so he begins chasing pigeons. And when Luke begins his pursuit of pigeons, he just doesn’t stop. No one thinks he will go far because he is just a kid, but Luke runs across New York City trying to catch the pigeons. He wreaks havoc as he runs through traffic, past pedestrians, and through a restaurant. This easy-reader will be excellent for pre-kindergarten through third-grade readers. They will enjoy the humor of Luke’s single-minded pursuit of the fleeing pigeons and the way more and more adults are recruited to help find Luke. The top-notch pictures in this short, 27-page graphic novel are full-color and detailed. They clearly show facial expressions, background items, movement, and sound effects. It’s good to see high-quality illustrations in an easy reader book for young children. This fast-paced introduction to graphic novels is a winner all around.
May 7, 2014
Luke's dad runs into a friend in Central Park. The two dads talk, and Luke gets bored. So Luke takes off after the pigeons, eventually chasing them all over Manhattan and across the East River into Brooklyn. The comic book is the perfect medium for Luke's zany antics, and the sound effects they entail: EEK! AAAH! YAAAH!
I also like that Luke and his dad are an African American family having a universal experience. Trust me when I say that black kids, and especially black boys, are underrepresented in children's literature. Mad props to TOON Books for taking a step in a more inclusive direction.
I also like that Luke and his dad are an African American family having a universal experience. Trust me when I say that black kids, and especially black boys, are underrepresented in children's literature. Mad props to TOON Books for taking a step in a more inclusive direction.
April 9, 2019
This is a great book if you enjoy reading graphic novels. The main character Luke, leaves his father while at the park to chase some birds. While reading this book, the audience will explore New York through the lens of Luke as he is eventually found by his father. This is an adventurous book with great illustrations.
March 8, 2010
The illustrations in this book are phenomenal and they need to be to show the audience all of the reactions to Luke running loose through the city. The dialogue is simple and the pictures tell more than enough, making it a great graphic novel for younger readers.
May 12, 2019
You don’t have to cut to the chase scene in this short comic. It’s all chase scene. A toddler takes off after a flock of pigeons in Manhattan, chases them over the East River to Brooklyn, where he finally falls asleep with them atop a water tower.
May 10, 2009
The TOON Book idea was simple. Produce books for early readers in a comic book format, as created by a variety of different author/illustrators. Cat in the Hat with speech bubbles, if you will. The problem? Children's authors often say that novels are easy and picture books are hard. I'd take that one step further. Picture books are hard but easy books are near impossible. To be truly great you have to reinvent the genre. Seuss did. Mo Willems certainly has with his Elephant and Piggie. And until now the TOON Books have been finding their footing. They've hired a lot of artists that haven't done extensive work in the children's arena, and the result is that they're still figuring out the best way to present their material. And then came Bliss. Harry Bliss has been knocking off picture books left and right for a number of years now. He knows how to make an idea succinct. How to synthesize words into their most essential forms. And best of all, how to make it funny. Luke on the Loose may be the best TOON Book to come out so far. Hopping and hip, Bliss takes a simple idea and takes it to its logical extreme.
The first rule of toddler to preschool aged children? You don't let your eyes wander from them for a second. Not so much as a minute. It is a lesson Luke's dad is about to learn. While talking to a fellow grown-up in the park, the man fails to note the moment when Luke, entranced by the sheer proximity of pigeons, takes off with a mighty "YAAH!" Through the streets, over people's heads, around and about and through, Luke is a pigeon-chasing force of nature. While his parents alert every possible authority, the boy crosses from Manhattan into Brooklyn and it isn't until he falls asleep on a water tower that some nice firefighters can rescue him for once and for all. So the next time Luke's in the park? His dad has employed a clever solution.
Gotta give the man credit for the concept. When I was a kid, chasing animals was a fine sport. We didn't have pigeons where I grew up, mind, so I mostly restrained myself to rabbit and squirrel chases (score thus far - Squirrels & Rabbits: 22, Betsy: 0). And kids love tearing off towards a moving goal. If there were any flaw I'd have to say it would be the fact that Luke never actually gets a pigeon. You ever tried to catch a pigeon in New York City? Brother, I would bet you cold hard cash that if I walked outside my home right now I could probably pluck one of those fat, lazy little birds from the street with my bare hands. The pigeons of the city have many charms but speed and agility are not amongst them.
I don't want to go about speculating about Bliss's influences (his website is certainly mute on the point). I'm sure that as a New Yorker cartoonist he'd rattle off your usual list of hoity with the toity. He probably has a weakness for the odd 50s horror comic book as well. But one influence I detected in this book, perhaps unconsciously on his part, was a weird ode to Garry Trudeau and Berkeley Breathed. With his New Yorker cartoons Bliss has tended to limit himself a single panel. Faced with the sheer abundance of multiple panels, however, he's definitely drawn upon the Trudeau/Breathed school of jokes and gaggery. Nowhere is this more evident than in a six panel, two-page sequence where our hero bursts into a restaurant, leaping from patron to patron in his quest for flapping pigeons. The focus of the scene remains on the table of a man proposing to his girlfriend. Though lots of action happens around and about him, our view never shifts. Everything from the old man's spit take to the shot of the table itself screams weekday comic strip to me generally, and Bloom County / Doonesbury specifically.
The rest of the book spends a lot of time asking the reader to pay attention to what's going on in the background. In fact, almost more than teaching kids how to read on their own, I see Luke on the Loose as a title that will actually teach kids how to read a comic book. A lot of the story requires the reader to learn how to follow a story from one panel to another. And when you add in background stories as well, then a kid not only is reading the main story, but they're also backtracking and finding subplots and repeated characters and images to help them make sense of the images before them. I hear a lot of adults who never grew up with comics say that they have a hard time reading them. To them, I would hand Luke on the Loose. It seems to have applications above and beyond the initial intent.
With its fast-paced trip from Manhattan to Brooklyn (a helpful map appears at the end for anyone interested) this is a uniquely New York book, true. And Bliss has filled it with a multi-ethnic cast (even going so far as to include cartoon characters like Olive Oyl . . . oddly). This really does feel like a New York title, but not so much that readers around the country will be turned off. Basically it just boils down to a fun romp, a child fantasy, and a great little easy-to-read comic that everyone can enjoy. Rural and suburban. Big and little.
Really the star of the show here is the art, the layout, and the premise. The text fulfills its purpose but it's not the main draw. As a whole Luke on the Loose is a fun book and a worthy addition to the Bliss oeuvre. Worth a gander, certainly.
Ages 4-8.
The first rule of toddler to preschool aged children? You don't let your eyes wander from them for a second. Not so much as a minute. It is a lesson Luke's dad is about to learn. While talking to a fellow grown-up in the park, the man fails to note the moment when Luke, entranced by the sheer proximity of pigeons, takes off with a mighty "YAAH!" Through the streets, over people's heads, around and about and through, Luke is a pigeon-chasing force of nature. While his parents alert every possible authority, the boy crosses from Manhattan into Brooklyn and it isn't until he falls asleep on a water tower that some nice firefighters can rescue him for once and for all. So the next time Luke's in the park? His dad has employed a clever solution.
Gotta give the man credit for the concept. When I was a kid, chasing animals was a fine sport. We didn't have pigeons where I grew up, mind, so I mostly restrained myself to rabbit and squirrel chases (score thus far - Squirrels & Rabbits: 22, Betsy: 0). And kids love tearing off towards a moving goal. If there were any flaw I'd have to say it would be the fact that Luke never actually gets a pigeon. You ever tried to catch a pigeon in New York City? Brother, I would bet you cold hard cash that if I walked outside my home right now I could probably pluck one of those fat, lazy little birds from the street with my bare hands. The pigeons of the city have many charms but speed and agility are not amongst them.
I don't want to go about speculating about Bliss's influences (his website is certainly mute on the point). I'm sure that as a New Yorker cartoonist he'd rattle off your usual list of hoity with the toity. He probably has a weakness for the odd 50s horror comic book as well. But one influence I detected in this book, perhaps unconsciously on his part, was a weird ode to Garry Trudeau and Berkeley Breathed. With his New Yorker cartoons Bliss has tended to limit himself a single panel. Faced with the sheer abundance of multiple panels, however, he's definitely drawn upon the Trudeau/Breathed school of jokes and gaggery. Nowhere is this more evident than in a six panel, two-page sequence where our hero bursts into a restaurant, leaping from patron to patron in his quest for flapping pigeons. The focus of the scene remains on the table of a man proposing to his girlfriend. Though lots of action happens around and about him, our view never shifts. Everything from the old man's spit take to the shot of the table itself screams weekday comic strip to me generally, and Bloom County / Doonesbury specifically.
The rest of the book spends a lot of time asking the reader to pay attention to what's going on in the background. In fact, almost more than teaching kids how to read on their own, I see Luke on the Loose as a title that will actually teach kids how to read a comic book. A lot of the story requires the reader to learn how to follow a story from one panel to another. And when you add in background stories as well, then a kid not only is reading the main story, but they're also backtracking and finding subplots and repeated characters and images to help them make sense of the images before them. I hear a lot of adults who never grew up with comics say that they have a hard time reading them. To them, I would hand Luke on the Loose. It seems to have applications above and beyond the initial intent.
With its fast-paced trip from Manhattan to Brooklyn (a helpful map appears at the end for anyone interested) this is a uniquely New York book, true. And Bliss has filled it with a multi-ethnic cast (even going so far as to include cartoon characters like Olive Oyl . . . oddly). This really does feel like a New York title, but not so much that readers around the country will be turned off. Basically it just boils down to a fun romp, a child fantasy, and a great little easy-to-read comic that everyone can enjoy. Rural and suburban. Big and little.
Really the star of the show here is the art, the layout, and the premise. The text fulfills its purpose but it's not the main draw. As a whole Luke on the Loose is a fun book and a worthy addition to the Bliss oeuvre. Worth a gander, certainly.
Ages 4-8.
May 4, 2017
While his father is engaged in some boring dad talk, Luke takes off after a pigeon, and winds up running amok through the city. Cute, though I prefer Bliss's comics for adults.
October 11, 2017
Luke on the Loose is the exciting adventure of a boy who is utterly bored with listening to grown up talk when his dad runs into an adult friend in the park. While his dad is engaging in grown up talk, Luke is whisked away by his fascination with all of the pigeons. Luke goes on to see and experience many exciting adventures once he is separated from his Dad and all that boring stuff. This is such a cool book for young readers, and more specifically young readers who absolutely DO NOT consider themselves readers. I also enjoy that this book is more gender neutral in it's content (I find that a lot of graphic novels are)! By having the text accompanied with illustration in such a direct way, I believe it is a useful tool for students to broaden their vocabulary and I think it would definitely enhance their understanding of the story. One sections I specifically enjoyed was when Luke's dad finally realized that he was missing. The text was simple, "Luke? LUKE!" but the illustration of the father and his reaction really told the story. The movement shown in the fathers face which created the illusion that he almost had 3 heads all spinning trying to find his son! I would use this book in my classroom for students who feel like reading just isn't for them. I think this book would be a fantastic step towards reading novels and would do a great job at showing that reading isn't so scary after all.
February 6, 2018
Luke is a small boy who loves pigeons. One day, he runs from his parents in the park because he wants to chase pigeons. He chases them all around the city, getting in the way of other people's lives. His parents are very worried. They notify the police, the news, and friends.
The author used small speech and thought bubbles to express how the characters felt. The thoughts were italicized which made it clear which ones were thoughts and which were actual words. It was interesting how the author chose to use italics, bold, and capital letters throughout the book. Some of the words were even colored to emphasize them.
There was not very much white space in the photos, the illustrations were complete. They weren't very detailed, so they reminded me of the "Peanuts" illustrations. The colors were not too bold, so they don't distract from the actual story line.
I personally enjoyed this as a children's graphic novel. It wasn't too hard for a child to figure out, but they have to wait to see what's going to happen.
I liked the book, but I didn't like it enough to share it with others. I have to say that I truly believe it is because I have never liked graphic novels, so I think that if I did, I would have much higher praise for it.
The author used small speech and thought bubbles to express how the characters felt. The thoughts were italicized which made it clear which ones were thoughts and which were actual words. It was interesting how the author chose to use italics, bold, and capital letters throughout the book. Some of the words were even colored to emphasize them.
There was not very much white space in the photos, the illustrations were complete. They weren't very detailed, so they reminded me of the "Peanuts" illustrations. The colors were not too bold, so they don't distract from the actual story line.
I personally enjoyed this as a children's graphic novel. It wasn't too hard for a child to figure out, but they have to wait to see what's going to happen.
I liked the book, but I didn't like it enough to share it with others. I have to say that I truly believe it is because I have never liked graphic novels, so I think that if I did, I would have much higher praise for it.
November 9, 2017
1. Luke on the Loose by Harry Bliss has won two honors. The first is, the Association for Library Service to Children's Graphic Novels Reading List in 2013, 2014, and 2016. The second is, the 2009 School Library Journal Best Comics for Kids.
2. I think this book is appropriate for kindergarten and first grade.
3. In this graphic novel, Luke escapes his father's boring dad talk when he is captivated by some cooing pigeons. Luke travels from the park across the city in hopes of catching one of these birds. Luke's love for pigeons is very apparent.
4. This is a fun adventure story for young kids. I'm sure every child has daydreamed about getting away from their parents for the day and running a muck around their city or town. This is a very exciting journey for Luke and his readers.
5. I would use this book to talk about student interests. I would ask each student to draw something they would chase after their city to get to talk to, eat, or play with for a little (anything they can imagine). Another way I would use this book is to talk about cities and their characteristics. In the book the reader saw pigeons, bridges, tall buildings, etc. All things people would see in a city.
2. I think this book is appropriate for kindergarten and first grade.
3. In this graphic novel, Luke escapes his father's boring dad talk when he is captivated by some cooing pigeons. Luke travels from the park across the city in hopes of catching one of these birds. Luke's love for pigeons is very apparent.
4. This is a fun adventure story for young kids. I'm sure every child has daydreamed about getting away from their parents for the day and running a muck around their city or town. This is a very exciting journey for Luke and his readers.
5. I would use this book to talk about student interests. I would ask each student to draw something they would chase after their city to get to talk to, eat, or play with for a little (anything they can imagine). Another way I would use this book is to talk about cities and their characteristics. In the book the reader saw pigeons, bridges, tall buildings, etc. All things people would see in a city.
April 25, 2018
1)
Association for Library Service to Children's Graphic Novels Reading List 2013, 2014, and 2016
School Library Journal Best Comics for Kids 2009
A Junior Library Guild Selection
2) K-2
3) A young boy named Luke is quite the handful for his father not because Luke wants to be difficult for his father but because he is just so fascinated by pigeons and will do anything to hold them, fly with them and be around the. Join Luke as he is constantly breaking free from his father's supervision in different ways to follow these urbanized birds across the New York City landscape.
4) This fast-paced graphic novel made for the young and newly independent reader will keep you any reader flipping the pages all the way to the end to see where Luke's infatuation with pigeons will bring him. Its a book of liberation from the constraints placed upon the hyperactive child. This book also represents the diverse landscapes, animals and importantly, people who inhabit New York City from Central Park across the Brooklyn bridge and beyond.
5)
A) This book is most ideal for independent readings for readers at beginner level who want to read a more novel-like text.
Association for Library Service to Children's Graphic Novels Reading List 2013, 2014, and 2016
School Library Journal Best Comics for Kids 2009
A Junior Library Guild Selection
2) K-2
3) A young boy named Luke is quite the handful for his father not because Luke wants to be difficult for his father but because he is just so fascinated by pigeons and will do anything to hold them, fly with them and be around the. Join Luke as he is constantly breaking free from his father's supervision in different ways to follow these urbanized birds across the New York City landscape.
4) This fast-paced graphic novel made for the young and newly independent reader will keep you any reader flipping the pages all the way to the end to see where Luke's infatuation with pigeons will bring him. Its a book of liberation from the constraints placed upon the hyperactive child. This book also represents the diverse landscapes, animals and importantly, people who inhabit New York City from Central Park across the Brooklyn bridge and beyond.
5)
A) This book is most ideal for independent readings for readers at beginner level who want to read a more novel-like text.
November 27, 2017
This book has not won any awards.
"Luke on the Loose" is appropriate for first and second grade students.
This book is about a young boy named Luke who goes off on a chase to find pigeons. He separates from his father and his father calls the police to help him find Luke. Luke disrupts many different people as he chases the pigeons, and he ends up on the roof. He is saved though, and returned back into his father's care.
This book takes the reader on a fun, fast paced trip through the city with a boy who has a fascination for pigeons. "Luke on the Loose" can be a nice introduction into graphic novels, with an easy reading style and bright, colorful images. I think students would love to read this independently, or with a friend.
This book could be used in a classroom setting for students to act out. Everyone can be assigned a part, and students can take turns performing it for each other. Also, students can be asked to create a short comic of their own, now that they have been introduced to the style.
"Luke on the Loose" is appropriate for first and second grade students.
This book is about a young boy named Luke who goes off on a chase to find pigeons. He separates from his father and his father calls the police to help him find Luke. Luke disrupts many different people as he chases the pigeons, and he ends up on the roof. He is saved though, and returned back into his father's care.
This book takes the reader on a fun, fast paced trip through the city with a boy who has a fascination for pigeons. "Luke on the Loose" can be a nice introduction into graphic novels, with an easy reading style and bright, colorful images. I think students would love to read this independently, or with a friend.
This book could be used in a classroom setting for students to act out. Everyone can be assigned a part, and students can take turns performing it for each other. Also, students can be asked to create a short comic of their own, now that they have been introduced to the style.
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February 21, 2018Luke on the loose is a fiction, graphic novel which is targeting the grade levels of K-3. This book is about a Boy that chases Pigeons then continues to follow them and runs away from his dad and is now on the loose in New York City. The text to self -shows that even though you have a liking for a certain object it’s not always the best idea to follow that object. Maybe I like a shirt while shopping but it is way over priced so it is not the best idea to buy it. The text to text teaches children to listen to their parents and their instructions. The connection from text to world is the dangers of running off in a big city and getting lost and the problems you will face if you don’t listen to your parents. This book shows the importance of knowing of the right thing to do at the right time and to listen to your parents as a child for they are trying to keep you safe.
April 20, 2019
Not sure I had more fun reading this early graphic novel, or searching for all the comic book/literary characters and authors Bliss paid homage to. Within the pages I found cameo appearances of Captain Haddock and Tintin, even Snowy, Olive Oyl, The Hulk, Frankenstein? (driving a taxi), Tibor Gergely of The Fire Engine Book (license plate on the fire truck), the dragon in Harold and the Purple Crayon (near the end in the park), an older Tintin looking out the window?, and probably more I have missed (there are two on the bridge I'm wondering about). I poured over the book's pages for at least an hour!
December 13, 2018
Luke on the Loose
Written and Illustrated By: Harry Bliss
Fountas & Pinnell: J
Book Level: 1st Grade
Book Summary: While his dad is talking to a friend, Luke see’s and takes off after some pigeons without a care in the world while his dad is frantically looking for him.
Genre: Graphic Novel and Picture Book
This is a graphic novel due to it being laid out like a comic book but in hardcover book form.
This is a picture book due to it's main medium being a comic book, which has frames and pictures.
Bookshelf Mentor Writing Traits:
Organization: The story hooks the reader from the first page and progresses logically and sequentially as Luke tears through New York City until he finally falls asleep.
This could be a good partner to a lesson on manors.
Written and Illustrated By: Harry Bliss
Fountas & Pinnell: J
Book Level: 1st Grade
Book Summary: While his dad is talking to a friend, Luke see’s and takes off after some pigeons without a care in the world while his dad is frantically looking for him.
Genre: Graphic Novel and Picture Book
This is a graphic novel due to it being laid out like a comic book but in hardcover book form.
This is a picture book due to it's main medium being a comic book, which has frames and pictures.
Bookshelf Mentor Writing Traits:
Organization: The story hooks the reader from the first page and progresses logically and sequentially as Luke tears through New York City until he finally falls asleep.
This could be a good partner to a lesson on manors.
February 24, 2009
In this graphic novel for beginning readers, Luke gets away from his dad at a park and chases a long-suffering flock of pigeons all over NYC, causing much chaos. It reminds a bit of Once Upon a Banana by Armstrong but is not so madcap. This is fun but the illustrations are a bit flat, given the surreal nature of Luke's adventures (he achieves almost super-human feats of leaping and climbing). Still, a fine offering from the folks at TOON Books.
December 5, 2017
“Luke on the Loose” by Harris Bliss, published by Toon Books; copyright 2009
1. Awards: No awards.
2. Appropriate grade level: K-2nd grade
3. Summary: When Luke’s father decides to talk with a friend, Luke decides to have fun of his own. After Luke chases some pigeons he gets separated from his dad! The book follows Luke and his Dad as they try and find each other.
4. Review: I didn’t particularly like this book because it doesn’t teach much between Luke’s bad decisions and the lack of text. However; I believe this book would be good for reluctant readers. In addition, children may be able to relate to the feeling of being lost.
5. 2-3 possible in-class uses:
• Discuss what steps to take if you get lost.
• Make a Venn Diagram comparing the city to the suburbs.
1. Awards: No awards.
2. Appropriate grade level: K-2nd grade
3. Summary: When Luke’s father decides to talk with a friend, Luke decides to have fun of his own. After Luke chases some pigeons he gets separated from his dad! The book follows Luke and his Dad as they try and find each other.
4. Review: I didn’t particularly like this book because it doesn’t teach much between Luke’s bad decisions and the lack of text. However; I believe this book would be good for reluctant readers. In addition, children may be able to relate to the feeling of being lost.
5. 2-3 possible in-class uses:
• Discuss what steps to take if you get lost.
• Make a Venn Diagram comparing the city to the suburbs.
June 28, 2017
For those early readers looking for a graphic novel - here is a good one - not too long. While his dad is doing the boring dad talk with another adult (I know you kids can relate), Luke is distracted by one thing only - catching up with the pigeons. He is oblivious to everything else, and he travels across the city with the hopes of catching them. You'll laugh at the mischief he leaves in his wake.
July 22, 2018
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September 1, 2019
This was bizarre. It just involved Luke chasing birds and not caring that he was running away in the process. Totally unsafe, and he was screaming the whole time. Considering my oldest is 5, this was a terrible book for us because I don't want my kids running away, chasing things, or screaming like a banshee. They also didn't seem to enjoy it much.
March 9, 2022
This book is about Luke And he is Try to find pigeons he follows the all around his town eventually he is on a roof The fighter fighters Have to come to get Him down cause he's asleep Then we have this leash kind of thing on him So he doesn't run away flop flop flop flop flop flop flop flop flop flop flop
November 22, 2020
I really think that this is a cute book. My son and I were surprised at how easy it was for him to read it. The story itself was very cute. I liked this book a lot and I would recommend this book to others.
June 12, 2017
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February 27, 2018
I feel like this book would have actually been better with no words so that the reader would have had to construct their own story.
November 7, 2020
Trying to get a kid to read................................................
August 23, 2021
"10 trillion stars. It was good. It was funny."
6 read independently.
6 read independently.
September 3, 2021
...a far-flung adventure about a wandering wondering, pigeon-lovin' lad...
February 1, 2024
This is a fun comic book about a little wild child in New York. Some kids may connect with being in love with animals enough to want to chase them, while others may just enjoy imagining it.
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