Vincent Shadow: Toy Inventor (Vincent Shadow, 1)

by Tim Kehoe

Book Overview

Vincent Shadow isn't particularly good at sports and is constantly being picked on by his classmates at Central Middle School. But it is Vincent's unusually creative mind that truly separates him from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316056669
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 0.6" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

A very enjoyable read for me and my son

My 3rd grade son struggled to read it on his own. Probably should be a 4th grade plus reader. We read it together, I helped him with the words with which he struggled. Then he really got into the story. And so did I. Highly recommend this book.

The Unusual Mind of Vincent Shadow

It's the age old story of the bullied, misunderstood kid with an evil step-mother who packs him stale sandwiches and brown bananas for lunch, who turns out to be an awesome inventor of fantastical and zany toys. Tim Kehoe, a toy inventor himself, has created a fast page-turner with a fun-loving and endearing main character in //The Unusual Mind of Vincent Shadow//. Vincent has a "problem": he suffers from extreme headaches in which he is blinded and becomes very dizzy. Only, in these headaches he is also given the gift of a vision: he sees his next invention. The toy becomes very real and takes control in his mind. This is a secret only he and his mother know about, and now that she is no longer around Vincent must keep these ideas to himself. Vincent has an amazing lab in the attic of his home, also a secret. But now that his dad has remarried, a monster of a woman with altogether different plans and three girls of her own, Vincent is plagued by isolation. Until (!), he lands himself in a toy invention contest and learns that being different is what makes life fun. Reviewed by Sky Sanchez

The Unusual Mind of Vincent Shadow

Son can't leave it alone! He leaves it in the car for ride time reading! The perfect gift!

Really fun!

What a fun book to read. The characters are all likeable and the story is fun. The book itself is really cool with the pull out toy inventions. For the price, it is well worth all the fun.

Creative! Fun! Worth Reading

This is a must buy for young 4th or 5th graders and even a 6th grader. I gave it to a 5th grade relative who did not put it down for four hours. He is a nonreader but this book really caught his attention. I decided to read it and found it delightful. The author, a toy inventor, has written a wonderful, engaging, fun, book for young people especially great for boys. His humor and clever style of writing as he takes his young toy inventor on his adventures will delight your child. I talked to a teacher friend about it and she was using it in her classroom to encourage creative thinking in her students. The book's clever cover where you can see into Vincent's attic and the notebook of inventions in the back cover all add to the books enjoyment. My 5th grader has now started his own notebook of ideas. I would highly recommend this book.