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Our Books
 Both our original publication, "The Illustrated Wynken, Blynken, and Nod," and "What's Wrong? Visual Adventures in Critical Thinking" feature striking, full-color digital artwork that stimulates the application of critical-thinking skills in children. Based on research in early cognitive functioning, lifelong educator Geoffrey Thornton's imaginative illustrations surpass traditional early literacy efforts by making reading part of a larger process of discovery.
With illustrations that capture the imagination of the young and the young-at-heart, Mr. Thornton's books encourage parents and grandparents to read to young children daily.
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The Illustrated Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
Verse by Eugene Field, Interpretation and Images by Geoffrey Thornton
In this imaginative visual interpretation of Eugene Field’s poem, transformation is afoot: a trundle bed becomes a wooden-shoe sailing-craft. The wonderful surrounding water world is inhabited by star-born fish, a musical moon, a squeamish seahorse, and three wee fishermen, entwined with the roll of the sea across shimmering pastel skies. Read more> |
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What's Wrong? Visual Adventures in Critical Thinking
by Geoffrey Thornton
Line, shape, color, movement: our initial sensitivity to these visual concepts begins at birth. Thanks, in large part, to technological advances in brain function mapping, we now appreciate the enormous cognitive learning curve already scaled by age two! The challenge however, is to implement appropriate changes in our aging methodology of pre-school instruction to effectively take advantage of our new understanding. Read more> |
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