Terence Wong remembers looking at paintings by Picasso, Braque, and other cubist artists as a child and being delighted by their multidimensionality. In A Step Back: A Journey through Art and the Imagination, he offers children and adults an opportunity to do the same-to take a step back, look at art from another angle, and let their minds wander to all the possibilities.

In this whimsical children's book, Wong pairs the bright, colorful artwork of the universe with questions that encourage children and adults to consider all the dimensions and angles of the pictures...