One Hundred Thousand Some-Things

by Ryan Forbes

Overview

Some-Things are all around us-hiding in our walls, beds, and underwear drawers, waiting to come out and throw a huge party!

When Sebastian comes home to find his bedroom full of some One Hundred Thousand Some-Things, he demands they leave-but these tiny, mischievous creatures never leave a party without having cake!

In this hilarious yet sweet story, young children everywhere will discover the thrill of imaginary worlds that are different from their own and infused with colour and magic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781525518959
Publisher:	FriesenPress
Publication date:	12/20/2017
Pages:	36
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.10(d)
Age Range:	7 - 11 Years

About the Author

Ryan has loved writing, drawing, and storytelling since he was a child. He grew up in Oakbank, Manitoba, Canada, and lives there today with his family. Ryan makes up bedtime stories for his two sons James and Sebastian every night and that's how One Hundred Thousand Some-Things was inspired-it's one of their favourites!

Editorial Reviews

★ 2018-02-19
When tiny creatures commandeer Sebastian's room, everything goes haywire in this incredibly clever, beautifully designed picture book from debut author/illustrator Forbes."Some-Things are tiny, but you can see them if you look closely," the story begins, filling the entire page with this single sentence in bubble letters of varying sizes. Several Some-Things live inside Sebastian's house (only just visible in their bright colors, hiding inside the vent), and they invite every Some-Thing they know to come to a party. The multihued, multitextured creatures soon fill Sebastian's room, much to Sebastian's dismay. After two clever, almost-rhyming two-page spreads of the different types and shapes of Some-Things Sebastian encounters, the boy demands they leave his room. But—they protest—not without cake! Although there seems to be a Some-Thing for everything, not a one of them knows how to bake a cake, so they turn to their resident magician, who turns the entire house into a cake. After the Some-Things and all the human neighbors help to eat the house, the Some-Things helpfully build a new, grows-with-water home for Sebastian's family, leading to one last visual joke in the endpapers. Forbes has designed the book so that the words themselves become part of the pictures, and the collage-textured illustrations, reminiscent of the Pinkalicious series, will have readers giggling. Sebastian's misadventures are sure to tickle funny bones, and young readers will be looking at their bedroom vents for their own Some-Things.A clever, silly, and giggle-out-loud funny adventure.

Kirkus Reviews