Books like Free Fall
By David Wiesner
For the kid who stares at a picture book's illustrations far longer than the words, this is a whole story told without a single sentence. Dreamlike, wordless, quietly astonishing
One ordinary Tuesday evening, a pond full of frogs suddenly rises into the air on their lily pads and drifts off to explore the sleeping town nearby.
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 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 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 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.
Three children find a bag of chalk at a rainy playground and discover that whatever they draw with it springs to life right off the pavement.
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.
A young ballet student listens to music from Swan Lake in her dance class and is magically transported into the story, where she meets Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer.
