Great tool for teachers and parents trying to help kids develop their ability to visualize and imagine (critical skills for reading comprehension!). The simple yet fun illustrations compliment the text of this childrens book. A must read.

What do you see when you shut your eyes? If your family is imaginative, the answer will be different every time. If they are not so creative, this book will encourage their minds to stretch. Sarah Durham's charmingly simple illustrations are the perfect vehicle for this journey to the realm of pure immagination. Her use of clean line and color never gets in the way of forming your own inner visions. Her child-like portrayals of characters and settings are a perfect match for Cynthia Zarin's simple text. This book is bound to be a bedtime favorite for years to come.

Wallace Hoskins The Boy Who Grew Down by Cynthia Zarin tells of a boy who is shrinking. Good reading skills required for this complex yet involving picture book tale of the boy's shrinking powers, illustrated with whimsical drawings by Martin Matje.