Books like Du Iz Tak?
By Carson Ellis
For the kid who invents secret languages and codes with siblings and friends, this book hands them a whole world spoken entirely in one. whimsical, hushed, a little eerie, endlessly re-readable
An alphabet journey where each letter unfolds into a densely packed illustration, from Armored Armadillos Avoiding an Angry Alligator to Horrible Hairy Hogs Hurrying Homewards, hiding dozens of matching objects to hunt for.
A witch sneaks into a boy's room one night and casts a switching spell, and by morning Nicholas wakes up inside his cat Leonardo's body — and Leonardo inside his.
A child imagines an entire day as a horse — galloping through familiar settings, wondering if they'd fit in their clothes, and whether a little sister would get a ride.
An alphabet book set inside a lavish old Victorian mansion, where animals from A to Z turn up in surprising rooms — an elephant playing trains in the ballroom, a zebra soaking in the bathtub.
A hungry house cat slips out into the backyard and stalks twelve different birds one by one, but every single time, the bird flies off and the cat is left with nothing but a mouthful of feathers.
A young boy imagines that dinosaurs never disappeared, picturing them back in the world doing helpful, everyday jobs for people instead of roaming wild.
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 girl and her cat find a portal to another world and meet another version of themselves — a wordless invitation to imagine what's on the other side.
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.
