Flotsam

Flotsam - David Wiesner (also illustrated)
Caldecott Award Winner
Clarion Books
ISBN: 0-618-19457-6

My rating: 5 out of 5

“Flotsam” is probably my favorite book by David Wiesner. It is about a boy who is playing at the beach and discovers a camera that has washed-up on shore. He takes the film to get developed and finds some very interesting pictures inside. What I really loved was the very last picture he finds – a picture of a person holding a picture of a person holding a picture (it goes on quite a bit from there). It is a very unique idea that I think I may even try to replicate in a way.

The illustrations are fantastic, particularly the underwater pictures. They are creative and imaginative and yet done in a very realistic way. Wiesner’s illustrations never cease to impress me and “Flotsam” is certainly no exception.

I feel that “Flotsam” is one of David Wiesner’s best book and strongly recommend it to kids of any age.