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The Room of Wonders

by Sergio Ruzzier

Hardcover, 40 pages

Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (2006-04-18)

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Amazon Description

Pius Pelosi, a young pack rat, is a born collector who fills a
room with his marvelous findings, attracting curious visitors.
His very favorite item, a plain gray pebble, is given a place of
honor, which baffles everyone. They all ask why he would keep
such an ordinary stone. Bowing to public opinion, Pius gets rid
of it, but in doing so, he discovers he’s lost much more than just
the pebble.

This philosophical tale about a small creature who has the eye
and soul of an artist is brought to life in distinctly droll
watercolor illustrations.

One Potato Review

Here are treasures in the eyes of one beholder: keys, and bits of driftwood, and undelivered letters, and anything else he can manage to stash in a room full of cubbies, whose centerpiece remains an unassuming pebble of no apparent splendor. The tension here, and the surprises, arrive when visitors begin remarking on its relative plainness – “an eyesore,” says one - and this pack rat needs to decide why he’s been collecting. The artwork here is exquisitely detailed and original, and it would be a pity if older readers were put off by talking animals. Because here is finally a story with a great deal to say about the wonders of original thinking, and sometimes also the regrets. 

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