Black and White: A Caldecott Award Winner (Paperback)

from KMClark

Just sifting through the pages of David Macaulay's Black and White makes it initially seem like a simplistic picture book, until one really begins to read it. The question is how exactly does one read a book that seems to have four separate stories, maybe even four separate books each complete wi...

from SuPendleton

This is a short book that will make students think. It begins with what looks like four separate stories, but the stories are interwoven. By carefully looking at the pictures, the reader can draw different conclusions. It is about attention to detail and perspective. I like the fact it can be int...

from Andycat

This is a multistory book with each page quartered telling a different story that somehow relates to the others. The first story is about a boy on a train who experiences several weird occurrences like a vanishing old woman, moving boulders blocking the tracks, and torn paper falling from the sky...

from Desirichter

Is it a book or a puzzle? Whatever it is, David McCaulay's "Black and White" is anything but. The plot doesn't seem to be the point, but rather the point is to figure out how the plot is derived. Some kids will be frustrated because of the lack of low-hanging fruit. Others will enjoy the challeng...

from ShantiR

This is an interesting metafiction book where 4 stories weave in and out of each other. Stories of trains, cows, thieves and passengers all appear separate but as the story progresses they merge into each other. Several interpretations are possible. Even though this is a Caldecott winning book , ...