Most authors have wonderful ideas that never become stories, and the creator of The Wonderful Things You Will Be is no exception. From mermaids and giant flowers to magical robes and mysterious characters, this full-color collection of gouache and acrylic paintings from Emily Winfield Martin will inspire dreamers ages 9 to 12 (and more than a few adults). "The paradise was different depending on who found it," reads one caption, beside an image of a woman sailing a toy boat in a garden populated by a cobra, an ibis, and enormous seashells. Each enchanting painting is given a mysterious or magical one-line caption written on a scrap of paper—the beginning of a story, or maybe the middle—you imagine the rest.