Monday, December 1, 2008

Flotsam

Author/Illustrator: David Wiesner
Year: 2006
Age Level: 4-8

Plot Summary: This wordless book begins with a boy on the beach. He's clearly interested in the local wildlife and even brought his microscope to the beach. When he finds an old camera that washes up on shore he can't resist getting the pictures developed. But that wasn't just an ordinary camera and its pictures are most certainly not ordinary either.

Award/s: Caldecott Medal

My Rating: A+. Definitely my favorite Wiesner book. The illustrations in this one are so well done and have such beautiful colors. And did I mention they're crazy and AWESOME? And even though it's wordless, the story is so clear. At the same time, it's easy and fun to make up the little details like the boy's name.

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