The Boy Who Loved Maps

By Kari Allen, G. Brian Karas (Illustrator)

A boy's quest for the perfect place reveals unexpected treasures close to home.

4.1/5 Goodreads · 322 ratings

44 pages· 689 words· Est. 6 min read-aloud

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Bookroo's summary

A young mapmaker is challenged when a girl requests a map to the perfect place—a magical spot with treasures and birthday scents. As they explore their neighborhood, he discovers that the perfect place might be closer than he imagined. Will he find the map to this elusive paradise, or is it already under his feet? This charming tale invites readers to see the beauty in their own surroundings and appreciate the magic of home.

From the publisher

This enchanting picture book about a map-making boy who is stumped when a girl asks him for a map of the perfect place helps readers appreciate the charms of their own neighborhood–and even shows them how to make a map of it! The Mapmaker loves maps. He loves to collect them, to study them, and most of all, he loves to make them. But when a girl asks for a map of a perfect place, the Mapmaker is perplexed. She wants a map to a toes-in-the-sand-warm, X-marks-the-spot-place filled with treasures, where it smells like her birthday and she can zip around like a dragonfly. Surely, a place that is all of these things can’t exist…can it? Well, after a fun-filled day of exploring the neighborhood, the Mapmaker will discover that the perfect place–home–has been right in front of him all along. Here is a picture book, as creative as it is charming, that celebrates home, and is a gentle reminder to look around and appreciate what surrounds you.

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