Time Flies (1994)
Eric Rohmann
Caldecott Honor
Rohmann's wordless picturebook takes readers through an experience rich with imagination. The realistic paintings start out in dark tones, taking the reader into an elegant museum with dinosaur skeletons on display. A white bird swoops through the museum, witness to the startling changes that transform the pages. Readers will want to take their time on each painting and follow this small guide, representative of modern fowl, throughout the journey in the following pages.
The bones become flesh and blood dinosaurs that wander into a prehistoric landscape of mountains surrounding a lake for several full page spreads. This bright green landscape is eventually replaced by the somber tones of the museum, and the skeletons return to their places.
After many field trips to museums with prehistoric skeletons, I am glad to have come across this book. Next time we visit a museum, I will pull this book out and share Rohmann's sense of wonderment with students.
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