There is no indication of what is to come and we have no reason to read on. Would a young child know what a cobblestone road was or how a medieval town looked? These would have been fine to write if the illustration showed a cobblestone road in the center of a medieval looking town but the picture doesn’t show the road at all and the town looks like any other town. Its cobblestone roads led to a town square. Roseto sat at the foot of the tallest mountain. The town had winding roads and was surrounded by mountains. 3 says, “Carlo lived in a small town called Roseto. Is the beginning intriguing or inviting? Do we immediately understand the point of the story? The first thing I consider when reviewing a book is how it starts.
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