Highly recommended:
Leonard S. Marcus on four new picture books, in the New York Times
While some sea stories are mainly good for a pirate-y thrill, others take young readers a bit deeper. The vast scope and power of the high seas makes the world’s oceans a dramatic setting for stories for those just getting their sea-legs as thoughtful, feeling, capable humans. Four new picture books leave dry land behind to reflect on the rewards and perils of friendship, empathy, courage and more…
The 4 titles reviewed by Marcus are
- The Boy And The Whale by Mordical Garstein
- The Only Fish In The Sea by Philip C. Stead and Matthew Cordell
- The Antlered Sheep by Terry & Eric Fan
- Robinson by Peter Sis