Ocean Meets Sky

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Picked up this Beautiful Gem at my local library last week for my daughter and just realized its up for a Goodreads Choice Award! Born in Hawaii and raised in Toronto, he attended the Ontario College of Art and Design, where he studied illustration, sculpture and f?

Meticulous draftsmanship by the Fan brothers ( The Night Gardener) gives the spreads genuine majesty.The framework is that a boy dreams that he journeys across the sea in a boat that he built in honor of his grandfather, now deceased, to the place where the ocean meets the sky. Yesterday a parent came over to tell me how impressed she was by the book fair and that you did a fabulous job of selling the books to the children first. Highly recommended, to all fellow Fan Brothers fans, to anyone who appreciates beautiful picture-books, and to anyone looking for children's stories about loss, grief, and the places our dreams can take us. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

together with two magnificent whales, numerous other sea (and air) creatures, and various other conveyances, from sailing ships to air balloons. The story is an ambitious blend of light and heavy, realistic and dreamy: it concerns a small boy, Finn, whose grandfather has recently passed away in his old age. the artists imagine not a general, one-size-fits-all afterlife, but one that Finn and his grandfather share--and one that readers will feel privileged to share with them. Bronnie is so lovely with the boys and we also felt that having a man enthusing about the books set a great example. There was just the right amount of choice to suit everyone without being overwhelming and I received comments from parents and staff about the quality of books offered compared to previous sales which have always been based around current crazes and well known celebrity authors.the artists imagine not a general, one-size-fits-all afterlife, but one that Finn and his grandfather share—and one that readers will feel privileged to share with them. This can be compared to David Wiesner's wordless Flotsam but Ocean Meets Sky will appeal to a younger audience and is more emotional work.