Van Allsburg, C (1984) 'The Mysteries of Harris Burdick', London, Anderson Press.
https://www.clpe.org.uk/sites/default/files/Wordless%20Picture%20Books.pdf
'The premise behind this unique book of pictures is that the fourteen drawings within it were left with a publisher by a man named Harris Burdick who subsequently disappeared. Each black and white drawing purports to be a single illustration from a different story. Each one has a title and a brief caption but otherwise the only clues to the context are in the pictures themselves, providing a great stimulus for children’s own creative writing.'
http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/harrisburdick/readers_stories.html
The stories on this page were all written by young writers who were inspired by the illustrations in The Mysteries of Harris Burdick.
Read them, and then see where your imagination takes you!
Rachel Lefebre, Age: 10Captain ToryOne night in 312 Maple Street a man told his grandchild of the legend of Captain Tory. It all started on a dark night on the OREALLY ship of Captain Tory's crew. The men were on lower deck telling tall tales . . .READ MORE >
Alex Treadaway, Age: 13The HarpGrandfather rocked slowly on the rocker, descending back and rising slowly. His dark eyes were cast down on the boy before him. The wrinkles that decorated his lips and skin were sagging. His hair . . .READ MORE >
Greta Gervasoni, Age: 8The Third Floor BedroomA long time ago there was an ancient cottage in which lived a family. In the morning mum and dad always used to go in the yard to work, and the two children stayed with their grandfather. One afternoon . . .READ MORE >
Dasha Homeyer & Dylan Walsh, Ages: 14The House on Maple StreetDr. Fleinenstein lived alone in his 1800s style house on Maple Street. Every day, he would get up very early for work. He worked only in his house in the attic. He never stepped outside, only . . .READ MORE >
Caitlin Pickhaver, Age: 11The Third Floor BedroomIt was a warm night, so I opened the window. I never thought that leaving the window open would lead to what it led to . . .READ MORE >
Mark Penrose, Age: 11The HarpOnce upon a time in the city of New York, a small American boy, age 12 and a half, was reading a fairy tale about an ancient harp . . .READ MORE >
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