Marvin Redpost: Alone in His Teacher's House by Louis Sachar

Sachar, Louis. Marvin Redpost: Alone in His Teacher's House. New York: Random house, Inc., 1994.

Illustrator: Barbara Sullivan

Sachar’s fourth chapter book remains as funny as the rest. Marvin is asked to take care of his teacher's aging dog, Waldo, while she is out of town. Now Marvin will face being in Mrs. North’s house and learning to do what's right from wrong. With pressure from his friends to let them in the house to learning how to deal with things when they go wrong, Sachar will teach a good lesson using humor throughout. Barbara Sullivan adds her touches in the book with pencil drawings that are done in black and white. Plus, good facial expressions allow the story to be reiterated with the reader’s thoughts. A good combination of writing and illustrations with great humor will make reader’s love this addition to Marvin Redpost.