Publication Date: January 17, 1964
Reading Level: Lexile Measure 810L, , Scholastic Guided Reading Level R
Interest Level: Grades 4-6
Major Awards: New England Round Table of Children's Librarians Award,2007 National Education Association, one of "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children" based on a poll,
2012 School Library Journal, rank 61 among all-time children's novels
Number of Pages: 241 pages
Approximate Word Count: 58,560 words
Audible Book Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins
Book Themes: Greed, Just Deserts, Good/Bad Parenting, appearance Can Be Deceiving, Poverty vs Wealth, Kindness
Genre: fantasy, humor
Setting: a large town containing a massive chocolate factory in the 1960s
Important Quote:
So please, oh please, we beg, we pray,
Go throw your TV set away,
And in its place you can install
A lovely bookshelf on the wall.
Then fill the shelves with lots of books.
First Line: These two very old people are the father and mother of Mr. Bucket.
Point of View: Third Person form Charlie's perspective