The Mysteries of Harris Burdick

This is a book by Chris van Allsburg.
It has fourteen illustrations and each is accompanied by a sentence.
The story behind this book is very interesting.
A man (Harris Burdick) turned up one day with these pictures and sentences. He said he had a story for each. They told him to bring to stories the next day. He doesn't turn up. They search for him. There are no records of any Harris Burdick.
These are very good prompts for stories, I find.