Some children may love the pictures and relish the silliness of the project without feeling the pangs of anticipatory nostalgia too deeply others may find Aviary Wonders Inc. For children and their bird-watching parents, who will appreciate the clever premise and the message of admiration. Written and illustrated in the style of traditional mail-order inventories, this weaves in a surprising amount of genuine bird information while displaying the variety of interchangeable parts. Samworth combines the natural with the surreal in harmonious colors to create a landscape that promises new discoveries on each visit.Ĭritical praise for Aviary Wonders Inc. This wordless adventure leads the audience through a richly imagined land packed with spectacular flowers and foliage well suited to Willy Wonka's botanical garden. Curiosity has led them far from home and only an act of daring and resourcefulness will bring them back. As they explore, their vessel is carried back out to sea, and they are stranded on the grand isle. Unable to resist, they climb aboard, and before they know it are swept across the ocean to a mysterious island populated by marvelous vegetation and outsized insects. When two sisters wander the shore on their family beach outing in search of seashells, smooth pebbles, and other sandy treasures, they discover a gigantic seed pod large enough to hold them afloat. Nikki McClure, author/illustrator of Mama, Is It Summer Yet? It transported me to a magical, colorful world of possible impossibilities." I wish I could ride in such an extraordinary vessel. "This is a story that's discovered rather than told. Johnny Marciano, coauthor of Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat " Grand Isle creates a breathtaking world of fantasy using the everyday world around us. Lulu Miller, author of Why Fish Don't Exist I slammed my fist with how good the end was."
This book is a feat of illustration, a carnival of color, a mash-up of dreams and reality. An everyday beach trip takes a turn when a pair of adventuring kids lead the way into an inverted realm, where plants and bugs lord over them. Samworth's wordless tale twists and turns like the best of suspense films. "Many children have wondered what it might be like to be minuscule, and this wordless adventure is accessible even to a quite young beachgoer. In this wordless story, an ordinary day at the beach transforms into an unforgettable adventure. Samworth combines the natural with the surreal in harmonious colors to create a landscape that promises new discoveries on each visit". About the Book "When two sisters wander the shore on their family beach outing in search of seashells, smooth pebbles, and other sandy treasures, they discover a gigantic seed pod large enough to hold them afloat.
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