![]() ![]() The story tries to add depth with the trope of a dead mother, but that theme doesn’t rescue it from occasional self-righteousness. What could have been a fun fantasy tale often turns preachy, and it belittles people who look different. Scholastic Canada Ltd Cardboard (Paperback)When cardboard creatures come magically to life, a boy must save his town from disaster.After Cams down-and-out. ![]() The author also has a problem with people driving hybrids or boys having long hair. Characters are shown, and drawn, as good or bad. Marcus wants the magical cardboard properties to himself because, well, he’s bad. Danger comes from Marcus, a boy readers are repeatedly told is rich, though apparently his parents can’t afford a dentist, and drawings concentrate on his bad teeth as if they’re a character flaw. When cardboard creatures come magically to life, a boy must save his town from disaster.Cams down-and-out father gives him a cardboard box for his birthday and he knows its the worst present. They turn the cardboard into the shape of a man, only to have it come alive. ![]() Mike is unable to afford anything good for son Cam’s birthday, so he buys the boy only a cardboard box. ![]() This graphic novel tries to be about magic and goodness, but instead gets bogged down with creepy drawings, unfair stereotypes, and obnoxiously flat characters. ![]()
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