Pub Date: October 1, 2011
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2011929239
Lexile Code: 0600
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 03 to 05
Physical Info: 0.60" H x 11.20" L x 8.60" W ( 0.90 lbs) 32 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Marine Life | Fairy Tales and Folklore | Adaptations | Social Themes | Friendship
Description: Finn's friend Sheila, a magical selkie and shape changer, dives into the sea to rescue him from a storm, but in doing so, she gives up her life as a girl and returns to being a seal.
Brief description:
Pascal Milelli graduated from the Alberta College of Art and Design. His first picturebook was the award-winning Rainbow Bay (Raincoast), followed by The Art Room (Groundwood), which was awarded the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award for Illustration. Pascal lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Review Quotes: "The magical elements of this friendship story seem believable in context, and the bittersweet ending is appropriate...The text is set on or opposite Milelli's dark, expressive oil paintings, which focus mainly on the characters, giving only a rough idea of their surroundings. Read aloud or alone, the storytelling and illustrations work well together, creating a memorable, satisfying whole."-- "Kirkus Reviews"