* "Caldecott Medalist Stead's ethereal spreads give the characters distinctive, captivating personalities. Share this quiet story with your wishers and dreamers."- School Library Journal, starred review * "Stead's characters exude an endearing vulnerability and quirky charm. * "Readers will find both consolation and encouragement on every visit to this emotionally resonant, evocative story."- Kirkus, starred review Michelle Cuevas has reworked a historical curiosity-an official job, in Elizabethan England, of opening bottles that might contain naval secrets-into a contemporary tale of longing and consolation.”- The Wall Street Journal “Erin Stead’s illustrations are as softly scuffed as sea glass and so suffused with wistfulness that readers ages 4-8 may feel pensive before they’ve embarked on the story. Colors-the tawny body of a cat, the red of the man’s Cousteau-esque knit cap-bloom with Stead’s whispery pencil drawings.”- The New York Times Book Review gorgeous sentences as precious as the messages themselves. School Library Journal Best Books of 2016 People Magazine Best Children's Books of 2016
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |