When Sheep sees birds flying overhead, she wants to build a flying machine so that she can fly, too. She runs to Wolf to ask for his help, but he is skeptical. Together they build their first design. Its fabric wings rip mid-flight. They try balloons, but the birds pop them. Their final winning idea involves a dragon’s head and tail. And they are off – soaring. The dragon has scared away the birds. The paper cutout, ink, and pencil collage illustrations are intriguing, with architectural drawings, mathematical scribbles, and interesting perspectives. mjw |
Title: Anything Is Possible
Author: Giulia Belloni
Illustrator: Marco Trevisan
Publisher: Owlkids Books, Inc. Toronto
Copyright: 2011
Original Language: Italian
Translator: William Anselmi
Original Title: Tutte e possibile
Original Publisher: Kite Edizioni, Padova, Italy
Original Copyright: 2011
ISBN: 978-1-926973-91-3
Hardcover pages: 32
Age range: 4-7
Genre: Picture book
Author’s ethnicity: Italian
Author’s residence: Italy
Illustrator’s ethnicity: Italian
Illustrator’s residence: Italy
Subjects: Dreams, Flying machines, Perseverance, Persistence, Sheep, Teamwork, Wolves |