By Chris Van Allsburg
Illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg

When Chris Vann Allsburg was invited to the home of Peter Wenders, he discovered fourteen drawings that were, like peices of a picture puzzle, clues to larger pictures. But the puzzles, the mysteries, presented by these drawings, are not what we are used to. They are not solved for us, as in the final pages of a book or a film's last reel. The solutions to these mysteries lie in a place at once closer at hand, yet far more remote. They lie in our imagination. For those who have thought of themselves as unimaginative, this book will prove the opposite. Even the most reluctant imagination, when confronted by these drawings, will not be able to resist solving the mysteries of Harris Burdick.

By Chris Van Allsburg
Illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg

When Chris Van Allsburg was invited to the home of Peter Wenders, he discovered fourteen drawings that were, like peices of a picture puzzle, clues to larger pictures. But the mysteries presented by these drawings are not solved for us. The solutions lie in a place at once closer to hand, yet far more remote. They lie in our imagination. This large portfolio edition features each of the original fourteen drawings from The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. In addition, there is a newly discovered fifteenth drawing which is included with an updated introduction by the author.