 A little boy is excited about a trip to the beach with his parents, but his teacher warns him to hurry home because a bad storm is coming. The sky grows darker and the boy’s parents close the shutters, bring in the plants, and prepare for the weather. The powerful storm rages, but the boy is not scared. He goes to bed and dreams he is on a big ship with propellers to drive the storm away. He awakens, the skies are clear blue, and they can go to the beach. Rich, black and gray charcoal sketches convey the boy’s emotions – excitement, frustration, worry, and excitement again. Moments of blue are used meaningfully in the illustrations. mjw |
| Title: The Storm Author: Akiko Miyakoshi Illustrator: Akiko Miyakoshi Publisher: Kids Can Press. Toronto, Canada Copyright: 2016 Original Language: Japanese Original Title: Taifu ga Kuru Original Publisher: BL Publishing Co Ltd, Kobe Original Copyright: 2009 ISBN: 978-1-77138-559-6 Hardcover pages: 32 Age range: 3-7 Genre: Picture Book Author’s ethnicity: Japanese Author’s residence: Tokyo, Japan Illustrator’s ethnicity: Japanese Illustrator’s residence: Tokyo, Japan Awards: Nissan Children’s Storybook and Picture Book Grand Prix Subjects: Emotions and feelings, Nature, Storms, Weather |
The Storm
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