D B Johnson channels M C Escher in this delightful, topsy-turvy picture book. Mauk, mischievous apprentice to the master architect, mustn't draw on the plans for the new palazzo. But by moving the plans a bit each day, he finds a way to alter them, turning the master's creation on its head! Discover what mystery and excitement a small change of perspective has brought to the Palazzo. In this masterpiece inspired by M.C. Escher, D.B. Johnson pushes the picture book to new extremes. With the continuous narrative and illustrations that can be viewed upside down, readers can turn the book over on page thirty-two and read all the way back to page one. Enter the Palazzo Inverso.... and see if you can find your way out. AGES: 3-7 AUTHOR D.B. Johnson has been a freelance illustrator for more than twenty years, during which time he has drawn upon the influence and philosophy of Henry David Thoreau to create the highly-acclaimed, bestselling Henry series. In a similar fashion, Palazzo Inverso is inspired by the work of M. C. Escher, whose ideas and drawings of impossible buildings with multiple points of view, tesselations, reflections, continuous loops, and interlocking positive and negative space have been fascinating spectators since the mid-1900s. Sepia toned illustrations
