Inventor McGregor

By Kathleen T. Pelley and Michael Chesworth

Book Overview

Inventor McGregor can invent most anything that needs inventing, from a barking bag for the postman to bouncing boots for wee Willie. At his home workshop, McGregor never knows when inspiration will hit: while surrounded by his cheery wife and children, singing a song, or painting a picture. "Just imagine how many more gadgets and gizmos you'll be able to think up with a clear head and no distractions," says the president of the Royal Society of Inventors, inviting him to work in the city. So why, in his new laboratory, is McGregor unable to think of a thing? Rich language that skips and jumps combined with lively, detailed art brings this delightful story home to young readers and their parents.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374336067
• ISBN13: 9780374336066
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.2" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Love this book

We checked out this book from the library a few times and had to own it. I love how unconventional it is.

Thoroughly enjoyable

This is a fun tale about Inventor McGregor, who seemed to be able to invent some sort of gadget to solve just about any problem. His life was filled with joy until he was recognized for his talent and given a job as an inventor. Suddenly things were just not the same and he seemed to have lost his ability to invent. Would he get it back? An interesting children's story with an important lesson about being your self, Inventor McGregor is highly recommended.

A fun story of a zany inventor who can make just about anything to make the world brighter

Michael Chesworth's engaging drawings lend to a fun story of a zany inventor who can make just about anything to make the world brighter. He enjoys a carefree inventing life - until one day the Royal Society of Inventors persuades him to come to work for them in the city. Even the best new equipment can't replace his usual wandering methods of inspiration, he finds in this fun tale of an inventor's sources of creation.

LIVELY STORY DELIGHTFULLY ILLUSTRATED

Hector is quite a fellow - he can invent anything that makes the world a better place. Thus, people called him Inventor McGregor. However, that isn't his only talent. He can also mend anything that needs mending, thus he's also known as Mend-It McGregor. He lives happily in a unique house with a perpetually cheerful wife, five children and a hen called Hattie. Things are never dull at their house for in the evenings Hector McGregor played a dance on his fiddle as everyone "whirled and whooshed and wheeched" around the house. One day Angus the postman brought his mail bag to Hector - it had almost been torn to shreds by a feisty Scottie. Hector invented a barking bag, one that would bark if the Scottie even came close to it. Of course, it sent the dog running with his tail between his legs. Why, Hector even came up with peppermint pencils! What could be the source of his inspirations? That is something youngsters will discover in this lively story delightfully illustrated by Michael Chesworth. - Gail Cooke