Albert Einstein once said: "Imagination is more important than knowledge." Tell that to many schools that have eliminated classes in the arts due to budget constraints. Tell that to religious zealots who do all they can to censor books and make sure that their children are not exposed to dangerous artists and free thinkers. But then there are those who do all they can to uphold and affirm children's imaginations. Hats off to author and illustrator Luc Melanson who has created this delightful children's book for those ages two through five who are awake and alive.

A unnamed and very imaginative little boy lives in a place he calls "Topsy-Turvy Town." His older sister thinks his fantasy world is silly. Nonetheless, he enjoys a place where broccoli falls from the sky like rain, where cars are made out chocolate with pineapple wheels, where police officers are very jolly people who laugh a lot, where it is possible to go fishing in the living room or juggle a wildcat before going to sleep.

The boy's aunt doesn't care much for his pretending, and his dad is wrapped up in his own world. Only his mother understands his topsy-turvy town and doesn't criticize or ignore it. Perhaps she realizes that putting imagination before information is a wise, salutary, and (dare we say it) spiritual thing to do.