It’s
always on the news: someone has disappeared or been kidnapped. The family is
now looking all over for them, putting up posters, and asking for tips. Have
you ever thought about what it would be like to be that person that was
kidnapped? Have you ever thought about what would happen to you if you were
taken off the street? This scenario is described in Room by Emma Donoghue. A young woman was taken off the street when
she was only nineteen. She was then put in a small, eleven by eleven foot shed
in the backyard of a man who is called Old Nick. With this model, you can now
read AND interact with the book, all in the comfort of your own home. You can
open the door *beep beep* and let Old
Nick in, you can move Ma around Room, and even play with Jack, her five year
old son who lives in Room with her.
When
you take the roof off of This Room, you will open up a whole world full of
twists and turns, funny moments, and the occasional sad moment. With this 3D
replica of Room, you
will always know what is happening in Room, or you can
make up your own story line, using Toothbrush to brush Jack’s teeth, or open
Wardrobe and close Jack in for the night. You can push Rug away and find Track,
and have Ma and Jack race each other, or you can fill Bathtub with water and
give Ma and Jack a bath. All of this, and more is included in this wonderful
model, creating good times, showing bad times, and just those moments when
nothing is happening at all. With This Room, you will never be bored reading
the book again. You can follow along with the book, or move things around and
make your own story, with its own twists and turns, or ups and downs. The adventures
with This Room are virtually endless, making this model a wonderful tool of
creativity and endless possibilities. No matter who you are, what age, or what
gender, you will love This Room, making the book interactive, as well as
intriguing. Fun for everyone hides in This Room.
This
Room is inspired by the Room in the book, Room.
It includes everything that was in Room, including Table, Rug, TV, Wardrobe,
Bed, Skylight, Bunny Ears, and, of course, Jack and Ma, and much, much more.
You can take the roof off of room, just as Jack turns five. “Today I’m five. I was
four last night going to sleep in Wardrobe, but when I wake up in Bed in the
dark I’m changed to five, abracadabra.” But that is only the beginning. Once he
turns five, then the true adventure begins. This is where you can make the book
truly come to life. Make the daily lives of Jack and Ma come to life, starting with
his present for his birthday. “She pulls something out from under her pillow, I
think it was hiding all night invisibly.” Just like Ma, you can pull something
out from under her pillow, and give it to Jack, letting him unwrap it, and look
at it for the first time; hang it on the inside of Wardrobe, so he can look at
it every night. Then continue throughout their day, with eating breakfast; “I
count one hundred cereal and waterfall the milk that’s nearly the same white as
the bowls, no splashing, we thank Baby Jesus.” After that, you can help them
water Plant, and watch TV, and play all sorts of games, like Parrot, or Track.
Then you can help them read, use the toilet, take a nap; anything they do, you
can help them. Or you can play with them, changing their schedule a bit. But
the choice is yours. How will you let them spend their time? Will they watch
TV, or take naps? It’s all up to you. However, one thing is for sure: everyone
will love This Room, and reading this book will never get old.
