Izzy Gizmo
Written by Pip Jones
Illustrated by Sara Ogilvie
One great thing about this delightful new book is that the illustrations are at least as wonderful as the text. First graders can glean a lot from the story even without being able to read. And the words are amazing, playful, and rich.
Izzy (Izabelle) is a natural born inventor ala Rube Goldberg. She “ carried her tool bag wherever she went, in case she discovered a thing to be mended or a gadget to tweak to make it more splendid.” She builds wonderful contraptions, artfully illustrated, like Tea-Mendus and the Beard-Tastic, but none of them works quite as intended. When she witnesses a crow get injured, she does everything she can to help it fly again. She takes it to the vet and builds several artificial flying machines, all the while pilfering parts wherever she sees them. Through several attempts, she fails but keeps trying. Eventually, she prevails, only to find out she has work to do replacing the parts she pilfered.
The reader is guaranteed to have a smile on the face with every page. You can’t help but cheer for Izzy.
Title: Izzy Gizmo- Author: Pip Jones
- Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie
- Published: Peachtree Publishers, 2018
- Reviewer: Sue Poduska
- Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
- Grade Level: 1 to 3
- Genre: Fiction, Humor, Perseverance
- ISBN: 978-1-68263-021-1