Iggy Peck, architect

PreS-Gr 2-As a toddler, Iggy Peck created his first tower out of stinky diapers, and he has continued building with anything and everything ever since. However, on the first day of second grade, Iggy's passion for architecture meets its first real obstacle: his teacher, Miss Lila Greer. Suffering from PTSD following a harrowing school visit to a skyscraper that lasted two days and ended with a seven-year-old Lila trapped in an elevator with scary clowns, Miss Greer has zero patience for anything to do with building construction. She resolutely squashes Iggy's architectural dreams until another disastrous class trip that can only be saved by Iggy himself. Beaty narrates her own story, and her energetic reading is backed up-sometimes too forcefully-by a constant soundtrack of varying musical styles. The narration and soundtrack are supported with occasional sound effects such as singing birds and a spraying water hose. The labored rhyming text heavily leans on illustrator David Roberts's detailed, delightful artwork to convey meaning and charm. This recording works best when paired with the print book. -VERDICT While it's clear much effort was put into this production, the final product lacks polish. Because Beaty's picture books are so popular, many libraries will want to circulate this audiobook nonetheless.-Jennifer -Verbrugge, State Library Services, Roseville, MN © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.