Fourteen 9⅜" x 7⅝" black and white pencil drawings employ light, shadow and perspective to capture one instant in "stories" for which only titles and captions are provided by the fictional Mr. Burdick. Readers will create beginnings and/or resolutions for these whimsical, provocative story glimpses. Beautifully printed and bound, this unusual book elicits responses according to the imagination of each person who turns its pages. (Age 5 and older)

The award-winning author of Jumanji and The Polar Express, Chris Van Allsburg, challenges young readers to use their creativity and imagination in this one-of-a-kind book that asks readers to finish the story.

When author-illustrator extraordinaire Harris Burdick goes missing, all he's left behind are a series of images with accompanying captions, ideas for separate picture books.

But what can a picture of a nun quietly sitting in a chair floating in a cathedral have to do with a caption that says, "THE SEVEN CHAIRS: The fifth one ended up in France?"

Enticed to come up with their own endings, readers will marvel at the mystery behind these lasting drawings and the charm of an everchanging narrative.

Caldecott medal winner Chris Van Allsburg's call for readers to write their own stories will enthrall young minds again and again.