On a class trip to the museum a quiet, introverted boy stops beneath a Van Gogh self-portrait to tie his shoe. Looking up, he sees nothing but an empty and endless corridor stretching out before him. Puzzled, he notices an archway drawn onto one of the walls that, when pushed, opens into a secret room containing six tiny mazes. Mesmerized, he enters the mazes one by one, and wiles away the afternoon searching for the center of each. The colorful pictures of this wordless book are drawn with clean, straight lines in watercolor, gouache, and ink. The illustrations are a combination of panoramic two-page-spread drawings offset by smaller action sequences from both an aerial and close-up vantage. Children 4-8 will enjoy helping the boy find his way through the mazes and be surprised to discover he and the museum director share a secret.
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