Tuesday, March 17, 2026

*Round Trip (1983)

 *Round Trip by Ann Jonas (1983) is a clever little book. The illustrations are 2-page, black and white silhouettes. This is a story about a road trip. After reaching the final page YOU TURN THE BOOK UPSIDE DOWN TO READ THE SECOND HALF OF THE STORY. The landscapes apparent in the first half of the story also make visual sense as the book is read from back to front, upside down. 

Rain Makes Applesauce (1964)

  Rain Makes Applesauce by Julian Scheer (1964) bears a silver Caldecott Honor Book on it's cover, which is why I look at it. I don'...