Float
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Published:11th Feb '16
£10.99
Available for immediate dispatch.
A boy's small paper boat-and his large imagination-fill the pages of this wordless picture book, a modern-day classic from the creator of Pardon Me! that includes endpaper instructions for building a boat of your own.
A little boy takes a boat made of newspaper out for a rainy-day adventure. The boy and his boat dance in the downpour and play in the puddles, but when the boy sends his boat floating down a gutter stream, it quickly gets away from him.
So of course the little boy goes on the hunt for his beloved boat-and when the rain lets up, he finds himself on a new adventure altogether.
This seemingly simply story from Daniel Miyares is enriched with incredible depth and texture that transcend words.
"Lovely and life-affirming." * Kirkus Reviews *
"A visual pleasure." * School Library Journal (STARRED REVIEW) *
"Absolutely stunning." * Ingram’s News & Reviews for the Youth Librarian *
"A visual tale of a small moment made spectacular in the eyes of a child." * Horn Book (STARRED REVIEW) *
"Skilled draftsmanship and smart pacing distinguish Miyares’s visual storytelling...It’s a moment of childhood captured in multiple dimensions." * Publishers Weekly *
“This will likely become a repeat favorite, particularly for little ones still learning to read on their own.” * Booklist *
“A stunning wordless tale . . . Float is a standout.”
* USA Today *
“[A] perfect wordless book . . . perfectly paced to the end when the weather clears and a neat plot twist soars.” * The Boston Globe *
“Ingenuity, exhilaration, loss, consolation and return to happiness—Daniel Miyares packs all the turbulence of childhood play into‘Float.’” * The Wall Street Journal *
“[E]very square inch of this book is a treat.” * Huffington Post *
- Commended for Georgia Children's Book Award (Picture Storybook) 2017
ISBN: 9781481415248
Dimensions: 178mm x 254mm x 10mm
Weight: 365g
48 pages