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Flotsam (Caldecott Medal Book)
by David Wiesner
from Clarion Books

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• An Entirely Visual Storytelling
  David Wiesner's ability to tell a story using only illustrations, and fine ones at that, is amazing.
  When a boy finds an antique camera washed up on the beach, he is intrigued by what images it holds inside. So intrigued, that he takes it to be developed and waits as it's done. The images the camera holds inside reveal a world of fantasy and reality mixed. The final entry the camera reveals is an image of the last child who found the camera on the beach holding a photograph. As the boy looks into the... more info

• In the eye of the mind...
  David Wiesner is the Stephen King of illustrated children's books: off-kilter, weird, and supernatural. However, Wiesner underlies all he draws with humor, joy, spunk. He has won the Caldecott Gold Medal three times, for
  Tuesday,
  The Three Pigs,
  and "Flotsam."
  This is what is written on the front book flap: "Flotsam: Something that floats. If it floats in the ocean, it may wash up on the beach, where someone may find it and be astonished, and share the discovery with someone... more info

• Flotsam by David Wiesner
  Great book, but no words in it. I would have preferred words for my granddaughter to see along with the beautiful pictures. This is truly a picture book!

• Beautiful illustrations!!! Great story left to our imagination!!!
  I stumbled across this book at the library. The first time I opened it up I was a bit surprised to not see any words and my 2 yr old was not interested in it either. But after I studied the beautiful illustrations, the story unfolded before me. The next time I read it to my daughter and told her the story the way I interpreted it. She likes it now and even helps tell me the story.
  The people who gave this book a low rating have no imagination.
  I liked the book so much I decided to buy a copy to... more info

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