Description
Description
Originally published as a picture book, this board-book edition features boats found on a busy bay, buoyed by award-winning author Jeanne Walker Harvey's simple, spare, and lyrical text, and Grady McFerrin's wondrous full-color illustrations. A KidLitTV Recommended Book! Inspired by the San Francisco Bay but with universal appeal, the book features a spectacular double-spread gatefold finale showing a boat parade and fireworks glowing against a city backdrop.
About the Author
About the Author
Jeanne Walker Harvey is the award-winning author of several picture books, including Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas, Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines, My Hands Sing the Blues, and Romare Bearden's Childhood Journey. Jeanne lives in Sausalito, California. Grady McFerrin is an illustrator, designer, and hand-letterer who lives in Los Angeles with his family. His work has been featured in magazines, children's books, gift/novelty titles, advertisements and music posters, and recognized by the AIGA, Communication Arts, the Society of Illustrators, Print Magazine, and American Illustration.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"A well-designed book with a simple, approachable text."--Kirkus Reviews
"Simple, serene text coupled with stunning, sweeping illustrations."--Avery & Augustine
"This is McFerrin's debut picture book. . . .He manages to capture textures you want to reach out and touch." "Harvey's short, simple sentences, many with internal rhymes . . . make this a good fit for emerging readers."--Julie Danielson, Kirkus Reviews, Things That Go Zoom
"A celebration of place and a catalogue of the kinds of vessels dear to the hearts of boat enthusiasts young and old."--Publishers Weekly
"This mini intro to our safe harbor is perfect run-up or follow-up for a leisurely stroll along the Embarcadero, bracing bike ride across the Golden Gate Bridge, or ferry tour around Alcatraz. Take-home message: Take notice."--San Fransisco Chronicle
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Harry N. Abrams
Pub date:
2023-04-04
Length:
24 pages

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