Once Upon a Time There Was and Will Be So Much More (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781536222135)

Take a journey from the distant past into a future to be imagined with this gorgeous debut picture book whose gradated pages reflect the passage of time.

Hundreds of millions of years ago, land took shape. Millions of years ago, dinosaurs lived on Earth. Thousands of years ago, people built towering pyramids. Ten years ago, the landscape looked different. A month ago, it was still summer. A minute ago, the light was turned off. Now Make a wish What will you be doing in a week? How will you celebrate your birthday next year? What will you discover when you are older? What will hold you in awe forever? Moving inexorably from an age primeval into a future filled with questions, Johanna Schaible brings her beautiful collage artwork to an exploration of time that melds a conceptual vision with a physical one. With each page turn, the pages gradually become smaller--showing more and more borders from the past--until they reach the present moment, then grow larger again as time expands into a future full of possibilities.

Author: Johanna Schaible
ISBN-10: 1536222135
ISBN-13: 9781536222135
Publisher: Candlewick Studio
Language: English
Published: 09/07/2021
Pages: 56
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 10.16h x 7.87w x 0.32d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2021
School Library Journal 08/20/2021 pg. 1