The Boy Who Held Back The Sea (picture Puffins)

from lpeal

This is about a little boy who lies to his mom about where his going but it turns out he actually finds out that

from matthewbloome

I like this book for its illustrations, plain and simple. I enjoyed the simple retelling of the classic tale, but it was Thomas Locker's epic landscapes that did it for me here.

from 1Avidfan

Incredible paintings byThomas Locker make this book a wonderful delight for eyes. He uses the style of the old Dutch masters, appropriate, I think for this legend of the hole in the dike and boy who held back the sea.

from 1Avidfan

Incredible paintings byThomas Locker make this book a wonderful delight for eyes. He uses the style of the old Dutch masters, appropriate, I think for this legend of the hole in the dike and boy who held back the sea.