This week's book is Something Special, a charming riddle book written by Terri Cohlene and illustrated by Doug Keith. The text of the book is very simple, suitable for a child as young as 3, but the solution to the riddle will resonate with any age group (including a young adult such as myself!). Kids will have a great time trying to guess the riddle's answer as the pages turn.

The art and design are what really make this book terrific. The text on each page is stylized, and, in many cases, drawn into the page by the illustrator. This makes every page a visual delight, and is a large part of the reason why the book won the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Interior Design.

Something Special is one of my favorite books in the Illumination Arts collection, and I would highly recommend it to any parent, child, or teacher.