Genre: Juvenile Fiction
APA Citation: Selznick, B. (1991). The houdini box. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
Illustrator (if applicable): Brain Selznick
Pagination: Hardcover, 80 Pages
Recommended age/Reading level: Ages 4-8
Overview of book:
A ten year-old boy, magic and a “once upon a time” famous magician (Houdini) are center stage in this lovely story. Victor is obsessed with the great magician Harry Houdini and desperately tries to imitate Houdini’s craft with very little success. He has a knack for locking himself into trunks and requires his mother’s rescue after failing to ‘escape” from them. On the night of Houdini’s death Victor receives a locked box from Mrs. H., but does not fully realize its powers until he himself becomes a grown man.
Highly recommended/Recommended/Not Recommended:
Recommend: Historical fact and fiction are mixed in a pleasant and uncomplicated tale. I especially enjoyed the pencil sketches.
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