The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Lord, Janet

Albert the Fix-It Man

32 pp. | Peachtree | March, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-1-56145-433-4 $15.95

(2) PS Illustrated by Julie Paschkis. Albert--white-bearded, overalled, with a sunny, old-timey smile--repairs stuff for neighbors. Each task requires different tools, mostly unnamed but easily identifiable in Paschkis's cleanly outlined representations. When Albert falls ill, the beneficiaries of his handyman largess bring him a wholesome meal, and he's "on the mend." The simply rendered, brightly decorative art suits this to the youngest would-be fix-it folk.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2008