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Browne, Anthony

What If…?

32 pp. | Candlewick | August, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-7419-9 $16.99

(2) K-3 Joe lost the invitation--with the address--to his friend Tom's party. As Joe and his mom walk down Tom's street, each window they pass shows a silhouette of something seemingly ordinary inside. A page turn, however, brings into focus the surreal, sometimes nightmarish scenes that are actually taking place. With its sophisticated visual humor, this is Browne at his artistically weird and psychologically complex best.

Reviewer: Kathleen T. Horning | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2014