Flashlight is a stunning wordless picture book about venturing outside in the dark. What is great about this book is that everything is in black and white, except when a flashlight is shown. Not only can the reader make up their own story, they can make up their own adjectives to describe everything as it is all in gray scale. Yet when the flashlight does it something, the colors show there is nothing to be afraid of in the dark.
I would give this book 5 out of 5 stars. This book gives readers the ability to really be their own author in every aspect.
Title: Flashlight
Author: Lizi BoydPublication Date: 2014
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 978-1452118949
This is a great example of using black and white and then pops of color to connect both to the plot of the story but also to add to the aesthetic experience of reading. I especially like this one because the black and white really works well with the idea of going on an evening walk with a flashlight.
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