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Chalk - Bill Thomson
Chalk
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A rainy day. Three kids in a park. A dinosaur spring rider. A bag of chalk. The kids begin to draw. . . and then . . . magic! The children draw the sun, butterflies, and a dinosaur that amazingly come to life. Children will never feel the same about the playground after they experience this... show more
A rainy day. Three kids in a park. A dinosaur spring rider. A bag of chalk. The kids begin to draw. . . and then . . . magic! The children draw the sun, butterflies, and a dinosaur that amazingly come to life. Children will never feel the same about the playground after they experience this astounding wordless picture book and the power of the imagination. Bill Thomson embraced traditional painting techniques and meticulously painted each illustration by hand, using acrylic paint and colored pencils.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780761455264 (0761455264)
Pages no: 40
Edition language: English
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Bashara Likes Books
Bashara Likes Books rated it
3.5 Chalk
Not quite as enthralling as David Wiesner's wordless books, but still very, very fun and imaginative. I love the uber-realistic illustrations and the magical (and slightly dangerous!) storyline. All in all, lots of fun and one that could spark endless imaginings and conversations!
Melody Murray's Books
Melody Murray's Books rated it
4.0 Chalk
I love Bill Thomson's art. Love, love, love it. It's one tiny magical step removed from realistic, and it shines from within, somehow. The story is wonderful- there's magic and beauty and a boy who chooses unwisely and then it gets really scary for a minute but it all works out for the best in the e...
AmySea
AmySea rated it
Ah.... A nice rest for Auntie's voice. :-) I typically don't check out wordless books to "read" to the kids because we do a lot of our reading in the car while we wait for their mom to get off work. The car's dome light isn't the best light for a book that really requires the readers to study th...
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