Once Upon a Line [Hardcover]

One rainy night, Wally's family finds an old steamer trunk in the attic. Inside is a pile of paintings drawn from a single line from an enchanted pen. They could only belong to Uncle George, who believed that all stories begin with one line and a rich imagination.Award-winning author and illustrator Wallace Edwards explores the world of storytelling through a single pen line that grows into an image and the first line of a new story. Readers will be inspired to finish the simple stories that begin with Once Upon a Line or use the enchanted story line to tell their own unique tale. A key at the end of the book identifies the single line that is at the core of each image. An absorbing book filled with paintings rich in detail and color.Edwards' work is an educators delight as it offers countless instructional opportunities in storytelling, creative writing, and visual arts...Highly RecommendedBy themselves, the funny pictures will amuse readers; going further, the situations should inspire creative writing.The colorful, absurd, detailed illustrations feature a fantastical array of characters - many of them anthropomorphic animals - in an intriguing style that defies easy classification....The artwork is captivating, finding the pen stroke is challenging, and the text will spark some animated conversation.The latest visual feast from Wallace Edwards is designed to spur the imagination of young readers (and older ones, too).... From a knight riding an octopus to a gaggle of laughing alligators, theres no shortage of silliness here to inspire raucous bedtime yarns....Governor Generals Award-winning author and illustrator, Wallace Edwards, artfully explores the question, Where do stories come from? This beguiling picture book[s] sophisticated watercolour and coloured pencil illustrations demand close inspection& Fire up your imagination and journey to the inspired worlds that are created in Once Upon a Line.Highly recommended for classroom libraries, creative writló#