![]() ![]() A surprising, and visually stunning, trip.-Travis Jonker, Wayland Union Schools, MIα(c) Copyright 2011. ![]() The plot may come second, but the journey here is the whole point. Tiny pen strokes amass to create rich landscapes and characters. The black-and-white pen-and-ink illustrations are astounding in their intricacy. It's a world long on enchantment but rather short on plot. The Alice in Wonderland comparisons are clear, as the children encounter unusual characters and bizarre situations in their travels. After they make a narrow escape when an entire town-buildings, streets, and all-comes alive, the story ends with our hero and heroine back in their beds as a new day begins. Their long, strange trip is full of bees, fanciful lions, and a subway ride with dressed-up sea life-all presented in out-of-whack proportions. They soon come across a stone frog that guides them toward their home. ![]() Gr 2-4-Leah and her younger brother, Alan, awake to find their beds relocated to the middle of a lush forest. ![]()
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