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allmadhere106's review against another edition
4.0
A series on picture with only a few lines of text to give a story. A fun way to work on narrative skills and a good resource for added class activity.
sarahbringhurstfamilia's review against another edition
5.0
This is my favorite Van Allsburg book. Beautiful, quirky and mysterious. I blogged about its use in my secret literary society here: http://casteluzzo.com/2011/11/21/live-poets-society/
vbeth01's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
mrlockyer's review against another edition
5.0
Incredible book - used this in assembly and had 600 children completely spellbound. Phenomenal.
caseyc616's review against another edition
5.0
I am at a loss for words over his illustrations. All English teachers need to invest in this book as each picture is a great prompt to a writing piece.
scratliff's review against another edition
5.0
This is a great book to use as writing prompts in middle school.
librarydreams's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I find these types of books fascinating, and this title is no exception. There's no plot, just a collection of Van Allsburg's highly detailed black-and-white illustrations and a caption each. It's perfect for inspiring further imagining and storytelling.
amysutton's review against another edition
5.0
This book has 1-2 sentence stories that complement a full page illustration. Most of the stories had themes leaning towards sci-fi and fantasy.
In the classroom, this could be used as writing prompts for older students, or as discussion sparkers for younger students.
In the classroom, this could be used as writing prompts for older students, or as discussion sparkers for younger students.
msgabbythelibrarian's review against another edition
1.0
I couldn't get into this one. At all. Supposedly, these are illustrations from a mysterious man named Harris Burdick. And they all tell a story.'
Yeah I didn't get it.
Yeah I didn't get it.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
4.0
That was weird and creepy and cool. Not a picture book, not really. Just unrelated black and white art with captions. But all of the art is awesome. And all the captions intriguing. The framing story implies that the art is someone else's, not the authors - a mysterious Harris Burdick who never reappears. There is no story here - just what you bring yourself.