title: Books Do Not Have Wings
author:  Brynne Barnes 
description: KGr 2A brown-skinned, black-haired boy and white, blonde girl embark on a series of adventures, exploring a whirling clockwork machine, a pirate ship, and a fairy forest, in this book that is not just a book. For "this is a sculpture,/some fine work of art,/a puzzle assembled,/for taking apart./It plumps up your thinker/and fills up your heart./And where you end up/is not where you start./Surely, it's more than a book." While richly detailed illustrations in vibrant colors encourage readers to closely examine all the whimsy and imagination each spread holds, the text brings this work down. The oft-repeated mantra that a book is more than its physical parts ultimately feels preachy, like an enthusiastic adult trying to sell kids on the wonders of reading. The words themselves are varied and descriptive, but the message gets muddled with phrases like, "Because books do not have wings." Surely they do, with all the magic they possess? VERDICT Those in search of precise, enthralling illustrations that can spin their own wordless story will enjoy paging through this title, but as a whole package, this selection misses the mark.Kelsey Johnson-Kaiser, St. Paul Public Library
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  # Table of Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Cover](part0000.html#On_Wings_of_Devoltion_epubCS19)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Books by Roseanna M. White](part0002.html#On_Wings_of_Devoltion_epubCS19-1)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Title Page](part0003.html#On_Wings_of_Devoltion_epubCS19-2)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Copyright Page](part0004.html#On_Wings_of_Devoltion_epubCS19-3)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Dedication](part0005.html#On_Wings_of_Devoltion_epubCS19-4)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Epigraph](part0006.html#On_Wings_of_Devoltion_epubCS19-5)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Contents](part0007.html#6LJU0-83f7c55d206d4a88ad97e7cf0716d9c3)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [1](part0008.html#On_Wings_of_Devoltion_epubCS19-6)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [2](part0009.html#On_Wings_of_Devoltion_epubCS19-7)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [3](part0010.html#On_Wings_of_Devoltion_epubCS19-8)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [4](part0011.html#On_Wings_of_Devoltion_epubCS19-9)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [5](part0012.html#On_Wings_of_Devoltion_epubCS19-10)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [6](part0013.html#On_Wings_of_Devoltion_epubCS19-11)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [7](part0014.html#On_Wings_of_Devoltion_epubCS19-12)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [8](part001