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Annotated Award-Winning Titles

Governor General's Literary Award – Children's Literature 2005
For best illustrations
Imagine a Day
Sarah L. Thomson
Paintings: Rob Gonsalves
New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers,
2005. 32 p.
ISBN 0689852193
Ages 8 to 10

Readers are invited to let their imaginations travel from reality to a surreal universe where the reflection of a tree in a river becomes another tree, where a storm is conjured up by a little girl sending blue balloons into the sky, and where a person can walk on a leaf-covered path that leads to a treetop promenade.

Words and images weave their magic together in this beautiful picture book: a nest perched in a tree is a wonderful metaphor for a house; characters travel in and out of the illustrations to other dimensions; different perspectives are offered, including children who play with building blocks that touch the sky.

Famed trompe-l'oeil artist and set painter Rob Gonsalves, who illustrated the critically acclaimed Imagine a Night, adds his artistry to this sequel. Adults and children alike will enjoy the exceptional detail and dreamlike quality of his paintings. The work opens new doors to imagination through its lyrical poetry and evocative artwork.

–JP