Best Sellers post #3: Book 1 Project

Book 1 Project: Mrs. Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children Peculiar Park One Day Experience

We are presenting an idea that will extend the experience of this book for the fans. We are going to take you on an adventure for one day at the Peculiars Park. At this park you tell us what picture you want to recreate and we will help you recreate it. Try to be the first person to make us say, “You have stumped us.”  If you can stump us, we will send you for a whole day to the island where Ransom Riggs got the idea for this wonderful novel. You are probably thinking, obviously it is possible to do this stuff if the pictures were created. But we are going to recreate the pictures without digital editing. We will only be in one town a day and you must be a native of that town to participate.

In this book the pictures really add to the effect of the story. We thought it would be a fantastic idea if “..people mistook us for gods” (Riggs 254). The pictures help us to feel like the book is real right? So what if we can actually make the pictures come to life. Jacob did not feel as though he belonged until he was able to see his full powers in action. Therefore we figured that if you could feel as though you had powers, you might feel more connected with the book.  With powers like Emma’s and Olives, we see the pictures and immediately think, that is not possible, but what if we can make it possible. For example, if you wanted to try and recreate the picture on page 14 then we would bring you out a bolder and tell you to lift it above your head as we took your picture. Then you can compare it to the picture in the book and see yourself as a peculiar. You will have the chance to be amazed like, Jacob was. You can see yourself and others float in the air like Olive, eat bees like Hugh, or hold fire like Emma. How would you like to have your own “Our beautiful display” (Riggs 168). You could use the key facture in the book, the pictures, to help see the story in a whole new light, the light of real life. And if you win you will get to experience the full excitement and creep-factor that Ransom Riggs felt as he explored the island. Feel the “doorless doorway seemed to swallow me as I dove through it” (Riggs 102). See this video for Ransom exploring the island. Just remember that this is a limited time offer. We will only be in town for one day.   

This experience will help you feel like you belong inside the loop. You can live a day at Miss Peregrine’s home. This experience will help the people who want more to be able to go into detail as to how the pictures were even made possible or how it feels to be a peculiar. Just imagine how cool it would be to float like Olive! This park also will allow you to stay connected with the author. It was Ransom Riggs who posted the video to youtube and you could follow him. He will for sure post more videos on not just this book, but also his new books. Maybe even Hollow City, the second book in the peculiar children series.

* Please note that our one day park is only intended to encourage the ideas of the book, not to wreck the concept or copyright the book. Before entering all participants must sign a safety waver.