Me, All Alone, at the End of the World

By M. T. Anderson, Kevin Hawkes (Illustrator)

A boy's peaceful world is disrupted by a visionary's theme park plans.

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48 pages· 1,721 words· Est. 14 min read-aloud

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Bookroo's summary

At the End of the World, a boy enjoys a solitary life of treasure hunts and quiet reflection. His tranquility shatters when Constantine Shimmer arrives, promising endless fun with his Galvano-Magical Tours. As machines invade to build an inn and theme park, the boy faces a choice: embrace change or fight for his serene existence. Will the allure of constant entertainment overshadow the beauty of simplicity? Discover a tale of self-reliance and the clash between solitude and spectacle in this enchanting story.

From the publisher

From the celebrated picture-book team of M. T. Anderson and Kevin Hawkes comes a wistful, wondrous ode to the natural pleasures of peace and solitude. The boy lives alone at the End of the World, hunting treasure with old maps, finding fossils, whistling tunes, playing ball by the drop. It’s a peaceful, contemplative life, and the boy is content. Until, that is, a self-styled Professional Visionary arrives and puts up a sign: CONSTANTINE SHIMMER’S GALVANO-MAGICAL END OF THE WORLD TOURS. FUN ALL THE TIME! Soon men with machines come to pave a clearing for the inn and theme park, and the touring children seem nice, but still. . . . M. T. Anderson’s lyric homage to simplicity and self-reliance is brought to life in arresting detail by the masterful artwork of Kevin Hawkes, creating a fantastical yet evocative world sure to resonate with everyone who enters it.

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