Floors (Floors #1)
by Patrick Carman
3 stars
261 pages
Published
Sept. 1, 2011
by Scholastic Press
I read this book with my 8-year-old son as a bedtime story over the course of a few weeks. He absolutely loved this book!
He loved how the main character - Leo - went on a sort of scavenger hunt and discovered secret floors in the hotel where he lives.
My son also liked the minor robot character - Blop. He thought he was hilarious.
As an adult reading this, I can see flaws in the story and writing - mostly the blatant mirroring to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - but this does not translate into a bad book for children. Children have the ability to just enjoy a book and not analyze like adults do.
More than the book itself, I enjoyed the chance I had to read with my son. I will be checking out Number 2 in the series, because he's asked for it already. Yay!
