Float

by Daniel Miyares (Illustrator), Daniel Miyares (Illustrator)

New
Picture Book
2016
$10.41

A boy's small paper boat-and his large imagination-fill the pages of this wordless picture book, a modern-day classic from the creator of Pardon Me! that includes endpaper instructions for building a boat of your own.

A little boy takes a boat made of newspaper out for a rainy-day adventure. The boy and his boat dance in the downpour and play in the puddles, but when the boy sends his boat floating down a gutter stream, it quickly gets away from him.

So of course the little boy goes on the hunt for his beloved boat-and when the rain lets up, he finds himself on a new adventure altogether.

This seemingly simply story from Daniel Miyares is enriched with incredible depth and texture that transcend words.

Synopsis

A boy's small paper boat-and his large imagination-fill the pages of this wordless picture book, a modern-day classic from the creator of Pardon Me! that includes endpaper instructions for building a boat of your own.

A little boy takes a boat made of newspaper out for a rainy-day adventure. The boy and his boat dance in the downpour and play in the puddles, but when the boy sends his boat floating down a gutter stream, it quickly gets away from him.

So of course the little boy goes on the hunt for his beloved boat-and when the rain lets up, he finds himself on a new adventure altogether.

This seemingly simply story from Daniel Miyares is enriched with incredible depth and texture that transcend words.

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More Information

Format: Picture Book
Pages: 48
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 11 Feb 2016
ISBN 10: 1481415247
ISBN 13: 9781481415248

Media Reviews

Lovely and life-affirming. * Kirkus Reviews *
A visual pleasure. * School Library Journal (STARRED REVIEW) *
Absolutely stunning. * Ingram's News & Reviews for the Youth Librarian *
A visual tale of a small moment made spectacular in the eyes of a child. * Horn Book (STARRED REVIEW) *
Skilled draftsmanship and smart pacing distinguish Miyares's visual storytelling...It's a moment of childhood captured in multiple dimensions. * Publishers Weekly *
This will likely become a repeat favorite, particularly for little ones still learning to read on their own. * Booklist *
A stunning wordless tale . . . Float is a standout.

* USA Today *
[A] perfect wordless book . . . perfectly paced to the end when the weather clears and a neat plot twist soars. * The Boston Globe *
Ingenuity, exhilaration, loss, consolation and return to happiness-Daniel Miyares packs all the turbulence of childhood play into `Float.' * -The Wall Street Journal *
[E]very square inch of this book is a treat. * Huffington Post *

Author Bio

Daniel Miyares has illustrated books such as Bambino and Mr. Twain and Waking Up is Hard to Do, and Pardon Me! is his first adventure as an author/illustrator. He earned a BFA in illustration from Ringling College of Art and Design in 2002 and has since worked for Hallmark Cards Inc.