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Marie-Louise Gay's squat, snub-nosed children with their frenzied locks are as familiar to under-fives as the wild things of Maurice Sendak. In Stella, Star of the Sea (which won a Governor General's Award for illustration), the gifted picture-book artist introduces the irresistible duo of Sam and his spirited older sister, Stella. "Stella and Sam were spending a day at the sea shore," Gay begins this playful celebration of summer, adding, "It was Sam's very first time." Stella is an adventurer, eager to dive to the ocean floor, tame sea horses, and dig a hole to China, but her little brother, Sam, is made of more cautious stuff. When Stella, looking out at the sea from the top of a delightfully round sand dune, exclaims, "Isn't it beautiful, Sam?" he observes with a characteristic deadpan, "It's very big... and noisy."
Gay humorously contrasts the children's impressions of the sea in pictures and dialogue that capture Sam's experience of its frightening enormity, as well as Stella's joy in its secret treasures. To fend off the prospect of a swim, Sam keeps asking Stella anxious questions like "Does a sea horse gallop?" Stella's replies are as authoritative as they are imaginative: "'Yes!' cried Stella. 'And you can ride a sea horse bareback.'" Gay's whimsical watercolors show Stella swimming alongside tropical fish and holding onto the back of a child-sized pink sea horse, while Sam hangs behind, a tiny speck in a water ring on the distant shore. Ultimately, of course, Stella's irrepressible enthusiasm wins over Sam's sober hesitancy, and in the final image of this charming picture book the two of them float happily in a luminous blue green sea. (Baby to age 4) --Lisa Alward
From Publishers Weekly
Gay (Rumpelstiltskin) describes an indefatigably curious boy's first day at the beach with his indefatigably imaginative older sister. In answer to Sam's endless questions, Stella informs him that starfish were once shooting stars "who fell in love with the sea"; that a round shell is a shark eyeball; and that sea horses can be ridden bareback (the illustrations support this last claim). Enjoying the sea, Stella puts an end to Sam's questions with one of her own: "Sam! Are you ever coming in?" The cartoon figures, with childishly outsize heads and pear-shaped bodies, inhabit a deceptively harmonious mixed-media landscape. The diverse elementsAthe watercolor sea, the flecked-paper beach, the diffused skyAcome together to suggest an air of holiday abandon. This nonchalant slice-of-life tale with its sunny, eccentric illustrations makes for an enjoyable trip to the seashore. Ages 2-4.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply delightful for all,
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This review is from: Stella, star of the sea (Hardcover)
Stella and Sam are just as imaginative and creative as my own children and so they can relate to the story with amazing ease. To start the cover is my daughters favourite part of the book because Stella is floating upside down but the book goes the other way! As Sam learns about the beach and all of its secerts both true and made up, so do I and the kids. Each time we read this story we talk about Sams questions and decide if Stella is right or not, in her answers. The pictures could take hours to look at and explore all that they have to offer, so we limit the expoloring of the pictures to two a read (counting shells or talking about the different fish we see). My daughter asks everytime we read this adorable book, if we can go to the beach in the summer and look for shells and swim with the seahorses. The book has given her the experience of what the beach is like that she would love to go and splash and swim herself.Anyone with children but especially those with ones who just don't stop asking questions will not only enjoy reading this to their kids but will be able to connect to the story line with a small giggle. This story only brings on more questions, so be prepared and if in doubt look it up on the internet with your kids they will love it! Enjoy, we do almost everyday!
5.0 out of 5 stars
cute,
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This review is from: Stella, star of the sea (Hardcover)
this was a cute story about a brother and a sister at the beach. this is the brother's first time at the beach and he doesn't quite know what to make of the whole thing so he asks his sister a lot of questions about why things are the way they are, which she creatively answers, because of course all older siblings are all knowing and all powerful in the eyes of their younger siblings. one of the questions he asks, for example, is what is a starfish (or something to that effect), to which the sister replies, starfish are falling stars that fell in love with the sea. by the end of the book after they finish talking the sister asks if the brother's coming in the water, and he pauses before yelling out yes and running forward. it's cute.the art is very fun and energetic as well.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great illustrations!,
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This review is from: Stella, star of the sea (Hardcover)
This is one of my favorites! The artwork is gorgeous and little brother Sam's inquisitive nature is funny. Stella's answers are also quite creative. My daughters really enjoy this one.
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