In The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
, Chris Van Allsberg presents illustrations, each with a title and one-sentence caption, created by a mysterious man named Harris Burdick. After submitting this sample portfolio to a publisher in 1954, Burdick vanished, never to be heard from again.The images, captions, and titles are meant to inspire children to develop stories. A website features many of these stories and honors Peter Wenders, the now-deceased publisher who shared them with Van Allsberg.
Some of the illustrations are particularly intriguing and evocative. I might try writing stories myself based on a few of these at some point.
