My Blue Boat

by Chris L. Demarest, Chris L. Demarest (Illustrator)

Overview

A child journeys from her bathtub on an imaginary ocean voyage. Her blue boat sails across the bathtub, into the harbor, between the whales, under the moon and the stars...until it manages to find its way home. A simple tale and light-filled watercolors together create the voyage of every child's dream. Back for a 20th Anniversary Encore!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781930900769
Publisher:	Purple House Press
Publication date:	12/28/2014
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

Editorial Reviews

Bathtime turns maritime, as a girl dreams of sailing the wide ocean. PW called this lilting tale "cozy enough for landlubbers, with sufficient adventure for incipient sailors." Ages 3-8. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

PreS-Gr 1-A young girl journeys by way of the bathtub into unfamiliar waters, crosses the sea, and sails back home again. The large, bold type describes the action as she glides over swells, through the channel, and drifts back toward a beacon, giving children an opportunity to learn some new vocabulary. This is an appealing lap book that youngsters may enjoy poring over. The expansive illustrations, done in bright watercolor and india ink, flow with the movement of the simple story line. The paintings display the beauty of an everchanging sky and sea as they change from dawn to dusk. While My Blue Boat is an enjoyable fantasy, the brilliant illustrations deserve a more substantial story to draw children into the adventure that's going on in the pages.-Kathy Mitchell, Gadsden Co. Public Library, Quincy, FL

School Library Journal

A child's fantasy of sailing off isn't new, but Demarest does it with panache. A young girl sits in the bathtub with her blue boat, but soon she's on a make-believe voyage through unchartered waters, frolicking with dolphins and steering through storms to find the stars. The text is lyrically direct, but it is the art that really makes the book soar. The oversize, childlike watercolors, which veer from energetic to dreamy as the story demands, are always pulsing with life. Plenty for little ones to look at--tucked in bed or at library story hours.

Ilene Cooper