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One Button and the Sea

"An absorbing picture book particularly good for sharing"

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This absorbing picture book can be read in all sorts of ways. It opens in the cosy setting of a family kitchen, with grandpa and child making brightly coloured paper boats at the table. They are very appealing characters, cat-like with whiskers and tails.

Little One-Button asks Grandpa to tell the story of when they went to sea and Grandpa does, starting with the moment everyone called, ‘To the boats!’. He describes days at sea, everyone singing to keep their spirits high (One-Button loudest of all), sailing through storms and sad times but with friends alongside, until the trees called them back home.

Sara Stanley’s lyrical text gives it all the feel of a fable and the journey could be lots of things, the account of a voyage from danger to a new home, a metaphor for the loss of a loved one, or for any kind of serious change.

Viviane Schwarz’s idiosyncratic illustrations reflect the changes in mood while maintaining a sense of freedom and of things moving forward and are filled with intriguing characters having mini adventures of their own. This will be an exceptionally rewarding book to share.

Andrea Reece

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