Fenwick's Suit

Rating:
Summary: Slender but entertaining
Review: Even though I'm an adult and have no children of my own, I enjoy "kid's books." I bought "Fenwick's Suit" on the strength of the few illustrations I saw.

The illustrations are great. They recall a New York of the 1930s. Fenwick, the title character is an odd-looking, nondescript "little man" (If they ever made a movie based on this, Bill Irwin would be perfect for Fenwick). Unhappy with his apparent lack of popularity, Fenwick goes for a "cosmetic" change - a striking new suit. But the suit wears him instead of him wearing it.

There's a great section near the end full of clothing-related puns.

The only thing that disappointed me was that at the end, Fenwick doesn't seem to have learned from his escapade. But maybe in that way he is all the more realistic...

Rating:
Summary: Good...yet childish
Review: I think that this was a good book, but some parts repeated itself, I would recommend this to a elementary or middle school child!