5 stars Children’s Picture Book
A wordless book. There once was a house on a cliff. There was a tree, some chairs, and a clothesline by the house. A weathervane was on top of the house. Inside the house, lived a lady and her son. Underneath the cliff, the ocean stretched on for miles. A woman and her son lived in the house. Walking down the cliff, the family would take their fishing boat out into the ocean. One afternoon, the family successfully rescues a trapped animal in the ocean.
Time passes and the family grows. The illustrations do a wonderful job showing the progression of time as a baby is born and grows into a young child. It’s a fantastic day in the water when the family realizes that over time, their family is not the only family that has grown.
A violent storm develops and hits the cliff, unleashing its power on the house and everything around it. In its aftermath, the landscape has changed, and the family has some major decisions to make concerning their future. What was their home and their land is no longer sustainable, what now?
This was a powerful story, and I enjoyed the details of the illustrations. I enjoy the facial expressions yet this book being a wordless one, didn’t provide many of them. I was surprised how well the story flowed without them. There was plenty of color on the illustrations without them being loud and overpowering. Great story! 5 stars
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