The Hero of Little Street by Gregory Rogers

You don't need to know anything about art, museums, London, or Delft to enjoy this exciting romp. You just need to enjoy watching a boy dash into the National Gallery to escape some mean kids, befriend a dog that has jumped out of a Van Eyck painting, and time travel with his new companion through a Vermeer canvas before returning to the museum (and the streets of London) to continue his day. The plot will keep readers turning the pages, and the details in the illustrations provide readers with an opportunity to find new objects of interest with each re-reading.

USBBY'S 2013 Outstanding International Books list, called "The Literary Equation: USBBY's Outstanding International Books Connect Kids Worldwide" includes this title because the "adventure is told in lively, wordless cartoon style."

The Hero of Little Street by Gregory Rogers. Australia: Roaring Brook/Neal Porter, 2012. [9780596437296]