I loved this story! It took no time to read once I was able to actually sit down with it! Patience was a running theme throughout the story and it really pushed the point that things would work out if you waited on them. The way MPO talked about Venice made me want to be there. I can see how this story can make a child's imagination run wild while reading this book. The pictures were incredible and went right along with the visions I had in mind while reading the story. There are so many ways that I as a teacher could use this in the classroom. I could use it for a history lesson, when talking about imagination, and when talking about patience. I thoroughly enjoyed this story!