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Barroux,

Mr. Katapat's Incredible Adventures

40 pp. | Viking | September, 2004 | Trade ISBN 0-670-05916-1 $15.99
(4) K-3 Every day, Mr. Katapat escapes to the library, where by reading he becomes a detective, a pirate, etc. The book's denouement--a collision with a similarly bookish woman shows Katapat what he's been missing--feels like a tacked-on plot device. Barroux's narrative asides ("Nice thinking cap, Mr. Lincoln," he says of Abe's stovepipe hat) and amusing illustrations of the unicycle-riding Katapat go far.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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