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4.34 AVERAGE
4.34 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Now here's a book that marries story and image, that weaves the two together and explodes with imagination. Lovely in story, lovely in image.
I always look forward to books by the Fan Brothers because they are always so magical, and this one didn't disappoint. On what would have been his grandfather's 90th birthday, young Finn looks out the window and can hear his grandfather say "it's a good day for sailing." And to honor his grandfather, Finn decides to build a boat and go on the journey they had planned together. After it's done, Finn falls asleep and waking up, he finds his boat has already begun the journey. Looking for where ocean meets sky, Finn asks a golden fish (who looks strikingly like his grandfather) if he knows where it is. The golden fish leads him to Library Island with roosting bookish birds, then to an island of giant shells, through a sea of moon jellies, and to what may be the magical place where ocean meet sky. After exploring in his little boat, Finn hears a voice calling his name. It's his mother waking him up from his nap for dinner. Looking out at the sea, Finn decides it had indeed been a good day for sailing. Beginning with the front endpapers and ending with the back endpapers and all the pages in between, the graphite and digitally colored illustrations have a dreamlike quality that transports readers alone with Finn on this imaginative journey. Be sure to look carefully at the page showing grandfather's study to get hints about Finn's journey.
fast-paced
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
I just recently found Fan's book and love the illustration style. This book is magical, delicate, and heartwarming. A story of a boy dreaming of a beautiful journey while remembering his beloved late grandpa.