Patrick's home is being painted. His parents hire Mrs. Jenkins to come and paint. Before she starts, she gives Patrick her box of special tools and tells him, " I just built something fun with these. Why don't you borrow them and see what you can make?" Patrick accepts Mrs. Jenkins' offer and lets his imagination take over.

A week passes by and Patrick invites everyone (mom, dad, baby Sarah, & Mrs. Jenkins) to come see his big backyard surprise. He created different rooms with a completely different theme. A small creature garden, bubble room, and food room are just a few rooms to name. The illustrator did a fantastic job on creating so much detail to include us into Patrick's imagination. The author also did a fantastic job by creating this book with such words that brings us into Patrick's world. The story keeps you interested and on your toes. On each page, the characters travel to new rooms by doing crazy things such as climbing on the zig-zaggity-ladder, pulling on a money chain, and sliding down a snake. They also do things only you can do using your imagination like shrinking sea lizards, tickling a giraffe, and braiding a buffalo's locks.

The end of the book ends with Mrs. Jenkins teasing about how she has a dragon room, which was sorta mentioned in the beginning of the story. This book keeps the reader interesting with what is going to happen on the next page. It has so much creativity and imagination that it is never dull and boring (as mentioned before). With a little creativity and imagination who knows where you'll go! ( )

We love this book at Chez Fufferd. ( )

I really enjoyed this book for its illustrations and plot. While the book incorporates characters and a situation that children can relate to, imagination and creative ideas bring the story to life. The main character, who is a little boy, is given a toolbox and told to create whatever he wants. He does so, and decides he wants to share it with his parents and neighbor. Taking them through every room, his creativity runs wild and his imagination is expressed through the illustrations presented in the book. In one room he describes how there are bubbles floating everywhere and they were created by the boys big bubble machine. The main message of the book is for children to use their imagination and go beyond the limits of reality to create fun for themselves. ( )

I feel that this a fun book for students to read. The plot was good because of the suspense. For example, each room that the little boy went in, the reader wanted to know what it would entail. It also left off on a cliffhanger about seeing the Mrs. Jenkin's dragon room. The illustrations were great in the aspect that they told their own story. A student could look at the pictures and still understand what was going on without reading the text. The overall message was that you can always have fun no matter what age you are. Patrick, the little boy, had fun finding all of the different rooms, and Mrs. Jenkins, who is much older than Patrick, is also having fun by creating her own dragon room. Fun can be had at all ages. ( )

I thought that this was a charming book. I liked it for two reasons. First of all, I liked the illustrations of the book. The illustration help support the reader's imagination. The whimsical illustrations add color to the text. I also liked this book because the author's text provides a fast pace and exciting adventure. I think all children would like at least some aspect of this story. The big idea from this book was to not forget about your imagination. ( )