Supposing (The New York Review Children's Collection)

When youre a kid, there are lots of things youre not supposed to do. But what if you didnt really do any of those things, what if you just imagined them? Then it wouldnt matter if your supposings were silly, impossible, or even a little naughtybecause theyre all just in your head. Alastair Reids book is a monument to the liberating power of unfettered thought. Here he reunites with a frequent collaborator, the famed illustrator and designer Bob Gill, to muse on the possibilities:

Supposing I read a book about how to change into animals and said a spell and changed myself into a cat and when I climbed on the book to change myself back I found I couldnt read. . .

Supposing I had a twin brother but we never told anyone and only went to school half the time each. . .

Supposing a very beautiful lady fell in love with me and wanted me to marry her but I just yawned and said Maybe . . .