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Black and White 1990

Literary recreations, Juvenile fiction, Travel, Puzzles

Four brief "stories" about parents, trains, and cows, or is it really all one story? The author recommends careful inspection of words and pictures to both minimize and enhance confusion.

Literary recreations Juvenile fiction Travel Puzzles Caldecott Medal Riddles Juvenile literature Fiction Railroad trains JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories Children's literature Imagination

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Warm, cool, plot-driven and intimate.

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First sentence

“It is the boy's first trip alone.”

About David Macaulay · 1946

David Macaulay (born 2 December 1946) is a British-born American illustrator and writer. His works include Cathedral (1973), The Way Things Work (1988) and The New Way Things Work (1998). His illustrations have been featured in nonfiction books combining text and illustrations explaining architecture, design and engineering, and he has written a number of children's fiction books. Macaulay was a 2006 recipient of a MacArthur Fellows Program award and received the Caldecott Medal in 1991 for Black and White (1990). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Macaulay

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