The wonder

Faye Hanson
Templar Book from Five Mile Press
ISBN: 9781760065256          RRP: $19.99

To others, whose imaginations have withered to the more practical matters of the day, a boy seems to drift in a daydream as he walks on the grass, bumps into fellow bus passengers and misses the order to cross the road. Then he is given a blank piece of paper and invited to use his imagination. His daydreams are set free. While a simple, gently unfolding text provides the framework for the story, the illustrations burst from sepia-toned and stylised fuzzy images to an overflow of colour, shape and space. They are detailed and delicious and invite the eye to wander and discover. This is a celebration of the vitality of children’s minds.