Oh!

Considered by experts in Children's and Young Adult Literature as a seminal work, "Oh!" is a wordless book that plays with double meanings and visual riddles, and, like Magritte, proves that "a pipe is not always a pipe." It doesn't tell a story with a beginning, middle, and end; however, its independent images – though related to each other – establish a linked structure between them.
Arranged across fold-out pages, the first image and the one next to it together form an illustration; however, when the right one is lifted, a distinct figure is formed. This creates a game between what is seen and what is hidden, what seems like one thing but transforms into another... This imaginative and surprising approach is joined by a panoply of illustrations that stand out for their flat, descriptive nature and easy understanding for young audiences.
Although it is a book for all ages, it is especially appealing to pre-readers and early readers, as it allows some to freely practice narration exercises and others to guess what drawings are hidden behind each page.
The result is that children not only identify the images but are also amazed and surprised – hence the title – when discovering the unknown part of each one; at the same time, they learn the sequence and directionality of narrative and visual reading, enhancing their imagination.

Work Details:

• Author: Josse Goffin
• Publisher: Kalandraka
• Number of Pages: 52