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All kids who have to clean up their room, climb aboard! Soar high with Captain Bob, the finest, fiercest flyer that ever flew the cloud-cluttered skies. Zoom off the crowded bedroom runway and into the welcoming skies, where curtains are clouds and toys are unidentified low-lying objects that can be scooped away to make room for landing. Enjoy the return of Captain Bob -- that small boy with the big imagination -- who proves once again that even cleaning your room is an opportunity to have fun.
Reviews (5)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-When Captain Bob is told to "Clear the runway!" (clean his room), he says he will do the job his way. The boy puts on his goggles and headphones, climbs into his cardboard box, and sets off on an imaginary flight through his room that ends with a hug from the Control Tower (mom), who is pleased to see his safe return and his mission accomplished. Bold and colorful oil paintings blend the fantasy with the reality of cleaning a room. The final page shows the tidy room with some of the fanciful objects in proper perspective. An amusing story told in exuberant language.-Nancy A. Gifford, Schenectady County Public Library, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
After taking to the high seas of his tub in Captain Bob Sets Sail, the hero flies the skies in Captain Bob Takes Flight by Roni Schotter, illus. by Joe Cepeda. Against the backdrop of his cloud-filled blue bedroom walls, Bob fashions a cardboard box plane (with teeth painted on to resemble a WWII fighter). The changing perspectives of Cepeda's bold, almost neon-colored oil paintings give readers the feeling of being on board. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Horn Book Review
When his mother, the Control Tower, tells Captain Bob to clear the runway, a.k.a. his room, he boards his cardboard airplane and accomplishes his mission. Although the story features amusing flying puns--Bob wears Wind Socks on his feet--and celebrates the imagination in the text and in the energetic oil paintings, it lacks the coherence and charm of [cf2]Captain Bob Sets Sail[cf1]. From HORN BOOK Fall 2003, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
"He was Captain Bob, and he was the finest, fiercest flyer that ever flew the cloud-cluttered skies. He feared no one, not even the curly-headed Control Tower who called out his orders: 'Clear the runway!' " But Bob will do the job of cleaning his room his way, the fun way, and that means imagining he's flying an airplane. Outfitted with goggles, flying gear, cushioned cockpit, and cardboard box-like plane, Bob is up, up, and away. This companion to Captain Bob Sets Sail (2000), in which he's the "bravest, best captain who sailed the Soapy Seas" (taking a bath), is even more delightful than the first. Cepeda's color-saturated, full-page oil paintings depict just the right amount of spunkiness, disorder, and aerial points of view. The Control Tower is, of course, Bob's mom, and an understanding, loving mother she is. How refreshingly clever and child-like Bob's sky-high antics are. Playfulness with type adds swirls and loops to the text layout. Captain Bob's inventive venture to cleaning his room is charming. Every youngster, whether hopeful pilot or not, will soar right along with Bob on his flight of fantasy. What's next, Captain Bob? (Picture book. 4-7) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
K^-Gr. 2. Schotter makes cleaning one's room seem less of a chore in this colorfully illustrated story of a boy who imagines he's a pilot while he works. Mom plays along as "Control Tower." When it's time for Bob to be finished, she speaks: "Control Tower to Captain Bob, Time to land. Is the runway clear?" The oil paintings show the boy and his room from various perspectives, creatively combining fantasy and reality. Children will chuckle when socks are retrieved and tossed in a dresser drawer as Captain Bob flies "a careful course over unidentified low-lying objects, scooping them up in his Supersonic Rescue Cup." Cleaning up may not be most kids' favorite activity, but tempering the chore with imagination will certainly make it more fun. --Diane Foote