Ebook Available
Curriculum
Picture Books Adaptability Critical thinking
Reading Levels
N
3
979
Adult Directed
590L
Mr. Flux
Kyo Maclear
Matte Stephens
Martin and his neighbors eschew change until eccentric Mr. Flux moves in and shows them that change can be big or little or even fit inside a box, and not at all scary. A tongue-in-cheek tale loosely inspired by the 1960s art movement known as Fluxus.
Reviews
“... angular, quirky and slightly abstract illustrations convey both the sense of play and curious lenses for experience that the Fluxus movement celebrated.”
— Kirkus Reviews, March 2013
“A wonderfully offbeat storybook ...”
— Canadian Family, May 2013
“The book uses Fluxus, a media-blending artistic movement of the 1960s, as an inspiration and tonal springboard. This will sail over most of the young audience, of course, but anchoring the story in an element of art history gives it an added philosophical dimension, nevertheless.”
— Booklist Online, June 2013
Awards
2014 - Best Books of the Year for Children and Young Adults - Outstanding Merit, Bank Street Children's Book Committee, Winner
2014 - Rainforest of Reading, Ontario Library Assocition, Short-listed