While this book does a great job at showing a Child's imagination. I am not a fan of the ending, i feel as though the book could have used more action. The illustrations do a great job at capturing the true meaning of the book. ( )

It's easy enough to tell that this is Browne's first, but it's still marvelous. ?áYes, as in, full of marvels. ?áSome reviewers call it 'postmodern' but I think of it more as 'surreal.' ?áThere are some direct tributes to Magritte, after all. ?áI love the spread: Suddenly the sky became dark as a flock of choirboys flew overhead."

One reviewer compared the story arc to Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are, and she has a point. ?áBut I think that a reader should avoid thinking about that too much, because the strengths of this book is different. ?áSimilarly, though I now want to read Alice's Adventures Through the Looking Glass, I don't want to spend a lot of time doing a critical comparison of the two works.

What all three books have in common, though, that is probably the most important feature of each, is the power to show the reader what one can create using one's imagination. ?áIf you're bored, or lonely, or frustrated, unleash the adventures you can find in your mind. ?áAnd odds are, when you've had enough of that, you'll appreciate your mundane life again.

I'm going to hang onto this (used copy purchased from half.com) and continue to read everything by Anthony Browne that I can find." ( )

A great little reminder of how you can always use your imagination to see new things if you get bored. Beautifully illustrated. The colors and illustrative style explore surrealism and give e sense of England in the 70's/

I have no idea why this book isnt more popular, it was fantastic. It reminds me very much of "Where the Wild Things Are" because the boy is escaping to a fantasy land. I love things like that and I always feel much closer to the characters because I always empathize with them. I adore's Browne's bizarre illustrations they were very much in my face and I was forced to swallow them. And I loved it. I think this was a great way for Browne to start off his career ( )

An older Anthony Browne, but with his hallmark surrealist style (low on the gorillas, though). Child steps through mirror, is amazed by strange world on other side, feels better about home afterwards. It's not about the plot; it's about the pictures. ( )