How does a boy come to live alone in an apparently deserted city? Are
they separated by distance or by time? Does the man dream the boy? Does
the boy dream the man? Is a blank paper in a floating bottle an
invitation to imagine our futures? Is the man’s flying boat an
encouragement to the boy to dream? Are the man and the boy the same
person—the boy dwelling in the man’s memory? Is a message in a bottle
the earthbound dreams of the elderly? Is a flying boat the unconstrained
dreams of the young? This wordless, many-layered 80-page picture book
invites all these interpretations and more. The intricately detailed
illustrations reveal new wonders with each viewing. Neither children nor
adults will ever tire of this wonderful testament to imagination,
memory, and dreams.
they separated by distance or by time? Does the man dream the boy? Does
the boy dream the man? Is a blank paper in a floating bottle an
invitation to imagine our futures? Is the man’s flying boat an
encouragement to the boy to dream? Are the man and the boy the same
person—the boy dwelling in the man’s memory? Is a message in a bottle
the earthbound dreams of the elderly? Is a flying boat the unconstrained
dreams of the young? This wordless, many-layered 80-page picture book
invites all these interpretations and more. The intricately detailed
illustrations reveal new wonders with each viewing. Neither children nor
adults will ever tire of this wonderful testament to imagination,
memory, and dreams.
