The Tablet

by Robert Thomas Minsky, Frances Cole (Illustrator)

One day Andy is a normal kid going to school and the next he is in a strange land helping a wizard and a knight fight off a dragon as he figures out how to get back home. Follow the adventures of Andy as he discovers the secret powers his tablet has to transport him to strange lands and provide him with powers he thought only existed in the books he read.

Genres: Fantasy

Kindle Edition

Published January 30, 2020

Reviews

[Sophie Narey (Bookreview- aholic) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel like I might have expected abit more excitement in the book, I could see how it would get a child imagination going , however it didnt really engage the child or get them to think , I also think it needed a little more description of the surroundings so that the reader can picture it. On page 6 and 7 there is a paragraph that repeats which disrupts the flow of the book.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Eileen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story is classified as middle school, but I would put it at an earlier age, although it would be appropriate for lower readers in middle school. It's a fairly simple story about a kid who gets sucked into his video game with his tablet and then uses it to get himself and two heroes out of some scrapes. This is a first book for the author and I think it could be helped by better editing. But I like both the format (picture on one page and words on the other) and that it's designed to be easily read by students with dyslexia or colorblindness. The illustrations are pretty decent and the story would be easy to follow for an early reader. There were some pages early on where the words were repeated and I'm not sure if it was poor editing or if it was a function of the kid trying to figure out that he was in the video game. But it was a bit confusing for me. Once we got through those 2-3 pages, it became pretty easy to follow. I'm not sure that more advanced readers would find it all that interesting, but as I said, I can easily see younger/early readers reading it as an introduction to fantasy.

Thanks to #BookSirens and #RobertThomasMinsky for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

[Maria Preston · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this story to be fun and an adventure fit for anyone , who liked dragons and knights and trolls and wizards .
The words were very nicely laid out and the sentences and words were a great size for kids to be able to read clearly , Or people with bad eyesight .
To me this little story was really fun and I enjoyed reading it outloud to family , and it's also a great book to teach children to read as well .
This follows a small Boy on an adventure and it helps us understand that no matter your size you can really help someone somewhere . The colours again were not in your face , Big and Bright , they were just right . And that's just what you want in a kids book .
Great small big , and great ideas come to life in a small book .
recommended read for kids and adults alike .

[Suhasini · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book along with my child who is 8 years old and he liked the way the story unfolded and how the main protagonist became part of the story he was reading on the tablet.
It triggered his imaginative mind and I can see my child trying to test the waters and see how it would be if he becomes a part of the stories he is reading.
Most of the kids are addicted to gadgets these days and using those very same gadgets, the author tried to improve on the Imaginative and Creative thinking in the kids.
I also liked the parting thoughts of Andy.
A good book to trigger the imaginative and creative side of the kids.
I got the free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review by Book Sirens and my review is completely my own and not influenced by any one.

[Millennial Book Review · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very cute story about a boy getting pulled into the video game he's playing. While I liked the story itself, I do think that it could be formatted better, as there are a few instances where the breaks from one page to another felt weird (i.e. a sentence being split between two pages unnecessarily).

I don't think this should be classified/categorized as being for middle schoolers, I'd say the target audience is a bit younger.

I received an advanced review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Siddu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Story of a kid who sticks to his Tablet. His involvement into the game was so much that he dramatically gets himself into the game, with his tablet in hand. he then helps the hero's of the game to get over the dragon and the Troll. He suddenly wakes up from the dream when he was called for by his mom, for dinner.
Nice story, todays kids are very much living like that. However I was expecting a little of moral from the story too which I could not see. Besides a nice one time read for kids. My daughter liked it OK.