Books like Chalk
By Bill Thomson
For the kid who turns every sidewalk into a canvas and every drawing into a story, this one hands them the wildest what-if of all: what if it were real. Hushed, wide-eyed wonder that tips into edge-of-your-seat suspense, all without a single word.
A drowsy kitten chases a mouse right through a framed poster on the wall, tumbling into a chase across famous artworks and through history — and then must find his way back home.
A boy falls asleep holding a book and drifts into a wordless dream world where chess pieces come alive, a dragon appears, and landscapes shift from canyons into cities before his eyes.
A young boy sets off on a moonlit walk armed with only an oversize purple crayon, drawing his own path through woods, seas, and dragons before finding his way safely back to bed.
A white shape drifts across page after page of blue sky, looking like a rabbit, a bird, an ice-cream cone, and more — until a final reveal answers what it really is.
A journey through a string of impossible moments — a swing that soars past treetops, a bike path made of falling leaves, balloons that turn a gray sky postcard-perfect — where the everyday world quietly becomes something else entirely.
A science-minded boy examining flotsam on the beach finds a barnacle-crusted underwater camera, and the developed photos reveal astonishing secrets from the deep.
A collection of poems imagines a curious inn run by poet William Blake, where dragons, angels, and a Man in the Moon all check in for the night.
A little boy builds a snowman on a wintry day, and that night it comes alive, leading him into a magical adventure that includes a flight high above the sleeping countryside.
A boy longs to catch the rainbow he spots outside his window, and imagines all the wonderful ways he could play with one of his own.
