A boy falls asleep while looking at an atlas, and his dreams evolve from things in his room morphing into imaginary places influenced by the book's contents.
The watercolor illustrations are chock full of details; you really need to look at every page carefully or you will miss the connections from one page to the next.
Even the most detail-oriented reader might find the plot illogical and surreal. A healthy dose of imagination is required for full appreciation.
This book received a Caldecott Honor in 1989.
Free Fall by David Wiesner. United States of America: HarperCollins, 1988. [9780688055837]
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