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40 pp.
| Dial |
August, 2016 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8037-3868-3$17.99
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Erin E. Stead.
The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles delivers messages in bottles to their proper recipients but secretly wants to receive one himself. When he finds a party invitation with no addressee, he decides to go, ultimately delivering--and receiving--the message perfectly. Stead's art, using woodblock prints, oil pastels, and pencil, brings out the dreamlike quality of the quiet story about the power of connection.
Reviewer: Julie Roach
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2016