Hubert Horation Bartle Bobton-Trent is a story written and illusrated by Lauren Child. It was published by Hodder Children's Books in 2004. It fits the children's fiction genre and is appropriate for first through third grade reading levels. However, it could be enjoyed by all elementary levels.
This is the story of Hubert, who is the son of the Bobton-Trents who are extravagantly rich. The Bobton-Trents love throwing parties almost as much as they love their only son. Hubert grows up in a huge mansion with his parents and all three of them enjoy a luxurious lifestyle until Hubert starts to realize that they are running out of money. Hubert tries to sell some of their things to make some money but soon realizes that they only logical answer is to sell their beloved mansion and move to a smaller house. He is not sure how his parents are going to feel about moving since they love their mansion so much. Hubert finally breaks the news to his parents and they sadly leave and move into an apartment complex in the city. It turns out that all the Bobton-Trents need is each other and friends to enjoy and they still have both of those things even in a smaller house. In fact the Bobton-Trents were never happier!
I really enjoyed this story because it has a moral that money does not buy happiness. The thing that really made this story was the illustrations though. Child uses a very unique art style to make this book unique. She uses patterned paper for backgrounds a lot and draws the pictures of the characters to overlay on the backgrounds.
This book can teach a moral lesson to a class. It is fun to read and students would enjoy it and also possibly get something out of it. It could also be used in an art lesson as well. Kids can look at the pictures and create their own mixed media art.
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