 A young boy, grieving and unable to sleep, crawls up into his father’s arms on a cold night. They talk about cutting down the spruce tree, if the red birds will get the bread he left for them, and why his mother will never wake up again. The boy finds truth in nature, his father’s love, and a warm fire. The writing in this tender story is expressive and poetic and the 3-D paper sculpture and ink illustrations are striking. Most of the images are black, white, and gray, with red birds and an orange fox. mjw |
| Title: My Father’s Arms Are A Boat Author: Stein Erik Lunde Illustrator: Oyvind Torseter Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books, Brooklyn, New York Copyright: 2012 Original Language: Norwegian Translator: Kari Dickson Original Title: Eg Kan Ikkje Sove No Original Publisher: Det Norske Samlaget Original Copyright: 2008 ISBN: 978-1-59270-124-7 Hardcover pages: 40 Age range: 6 up Genre: Picture book Book setting: Scandinavia Author’s ethnicity: Norwegian Author’s residence: Norway Illustrator’s ethnicity: Norwegian Illustrator’s residence: Norway Awards: 2014 Mildred L. Batchelder Honor, 2009 Norwegian Ministry’s Culture Prize for the Best Book for Children and Youth Subjects: Death and dying, Fathers, Emotions and feelings, Sons |
My Father’s Arms Are A Boat
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