Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2010HC $16.99
32 pages
Rating: 3.5
Endpapers: Red
The cover grabbed me instantly.
This is a great wordless book for older kids to follow and figure out. Illustrated entirely in red, black, and white, Bruno the Burglar breaks out of "the big house" to go after the love of his life. He is, of course, followed the entire way with a gaggle of officers trying to apprehend him. His surprise love is found - ecstasy! - but just before he can fulfill his longed-for embrace, he is captured. This all takes place on Valentine's Day, with Cupid trying to help him out along the way....and with one last helpful incident at the very end, he actually wins. I'm being careful in my wording so I won't give any of the fun stuff away....
Because of a spelling "thing" I puzzled over the title for a second or two....then it hit me.....
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