ReviewsPraise and accolades for Hello Lighthouse : Winner of the 2019 Caldecott Medal An IndieBound Bestseller An Amazon Best Book of the Year So Far A 2018 New York Times Notable Children's Book, *"A sophisticated, openhearted ode to what truly makes a house a home...Vividly realized...."-- BookPage, starred review, * " Genuinely captivating ...A meditation on the creative process...Multifaceted and arresting... Irresistible ."-- Booklist, starred review, *" Blackall's illustrations are everything here , incorporating wallpaper, fabrics, and other items scavenged from the house melded together with ink, watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil to create vibr antly layered compositions with a tactile quality ."-- Horn Book, starred review, *" A love letter to the joys of country living and family life as well as the importance of treasuring the past and all its stories." -- School Library Journal, starred review, Praise for Farmhouse: A 2022 KIRKUS BEST CHILDREN'S BOOK A 2022 SLJ BEST BOOK A HORN BOOK FANFARE A 2022 PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK A 2022 BOOKPAGE BEST BOOK A 2022 WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK A 2022 NYTIMES BEST ILLUSTRATED BOOK AN NPR BEST BOOK OF 2022 A 2022 BOOKLIST EDITORS' CHOICE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING BEST KIDS' BOOKS OF 2022 2023 ALSC NOTABLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN 2023 CCBC CHILDREN'S CHOICES LIST 2023 BANK ST COLLEGE BEST BOOKS, Praise and accolades for Hello Lighthouse : Winner of the 2019 Caldecott Medal An IndieBound Bestseller A Kirkus Best Book of the 21 st Century (So Far) An Amazon Best Book of the Year So Far A 2018 New York Times Notable Children's Book, *" A lovely, tender reimagination of people in a long-past time and place." -- Kirkus, starred review, *"The tale's strong sense of place undergirds Blackall's witness to the way environments change over time and stories survive long after material objects disappear, in a thoughtful, expertly executed work that looks simultaneously forward and back ."-- Publishers Weekly, starred review, *"The sum total is as captivating as it is informative, transforming a personal family story into something universally resonant."-- Horn Book (Starred Review), " a tender, layered masterpiece that itself deserves to be passed along for generations ."-- New York Times
Dewey Edition23
Grade ToThird Grade
SynopsisA beloved picture book from two-time Caldecott Medal award-winner Sophie Blackall that transports readers to the seaside in timeless, nautical splendor! Watch the days and seasons pass as the wind blows, the fog rolls in, and icebergs drift by. Outside, there is water all around. Inside, the daily life of a lighthouse keeper and his family unfolds as the keeper boils water for tea, lights the lamp's wick, and writes every detail in his logbook. Step back in time and through the door of this iconic lighthouse into a cozy dollhouse-like interior with the extraordinary award-winning artist Sophie Blackall., Caldecott Medalist Blackall ("Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear") invites readers to step back in time and through the door of an iconic lighthouse into its cozy dollhouse-like interior in this lavish new picture book. Full color., Winner of the 2019 Caldecott Medal A beloved picture book from two-time Caldecott Medal award-winner Sophie Blackall that transports readers to the seaside in timeless, nautical splendor Watch the days and seasons pass as the wind blows, the fog rolls in, and icebergs drift by. Outside, there is water all around. Inside, the daily life of a lighthouse keeper and his family unfolds as the keeper boils water for tea, lights the lamp's wick, and writes every detail in his logbook. Step back in time and through the door of this iconic lighthouse into a cozy dollhouse-like interior with the extraordinary award-winning artist Sophie Blackall.