Theaward-winningauthorofJumanjiandThePolarExpress,ChrisVanAllsburg,challengesyoungreaderstousetheircreativityandimaginationinthisone-of-a-kindbookthatasksreaderstofinishthestory.Whenauthor-illustratorextraordinaireHarrisBurdickgoesmissing,allhe’sleftbehindareaseriesofimageswithaccompanyingcaptions,ideasforseparatepicturebooks.Butwhatcanapictureofanunquietlysittinginachairfloatinginacathedralhavetodowithacaptionthatsays,“THESEVENCHAIRS:ThefifthoneendedupinFrance?“Enticedtocomeupwiththeirownendings,readerswillmarvelatthemysterybehindtheselastingdrawingsandthecharmofaneverchangingnarrative.CaldecottmedalwinnerChrisVanAllsburg’scallforreaderstowritetheirownstorieswillenthrallyoungmindsagainandagain.
