by Bill Thomson
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!
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...
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...