Children's Fiction Environment
Blue Boat Home
- Publisher
- Skinner House Books
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2025
- Category
- Environment, Poetry (see also Stories in Verse), Stories in Verse
- Recommended Age
- 4 to 8
- Recommended Grade
- p to 3
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781558969490
- Publish Date
- Apr 2025
- List Price
- $27.95
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Description
A stunning illustration of the beloved song by folk singer and songwriter Peter Mayer.
The wide universe is the ocean I travel and the earth is my blue boat home.
We are all travelers on this earth, sailing through the cosmos together on the planet we all share. Blue Boat Home follows an adult and child reverently experiencing a beautiful day together in their community, both appreciating the here and now and looking outward and upward to the vast transcendent glory of the universe. With musician Peter Mayer’s striking and poetic lyrics and imaginative illustrations by artist Sue Todd, Blue Boat Home will foster wonder and care for our natural world in young readers and adults alike.
About the authors
Sue Todd is an award-winning illustrator living in Toronto, Ontario. She is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art (now OCAD University). Sue began her career as a freelance designer in retail advertising. For a more creative outlet, she took up linoleum carving, an ancient printmaking technique similar to woodcut, and developed a unique style of art that led to a career in illustration. Sue has created images for a wide range of clients, from advertising and corporate to editorial and publishing, including illustrations for An African Alphabet and The Wild Beast.
