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Old Wood Boat

Name: Old Wood Boat
ISBN: 9781536216585

Hardcover – Picture Book, May 10, 2022

Nikki McClure

Candlewick Press · Hardcover · May 10, 2022

Reading lane: Boats & Ships

Raise the sails and follow the wind across the green sea in this captivating marriage of lyrical prose and intricate illustrations from a renowned West Coast artist.

Boats & Ships Environment & Conservation summer adventure

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Why This Clicks

Sailing in Paper

Lyrical prose and precise cut-paper art make this restored boat’s return to sea a quiet pleasure.

Come here for

A love letter to sailing, told in timeless, reverent prose
Intricate illustrations cut from single sheets of black paper

Expect

A boat’s patient passage from neglect to seaworthy again
Delicate, bold artwork paired with a family’s voyage

Book Details

Authors: Nikki McClure
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: May 10, 2022
Format: Hardcover
Theme: Boats & Ships · Environment & Conservation
Reading lane: Boats & Ships

Affinity

Boats & Ships
84%
Environment & Conservation
77%

Publisher Categories

Multigenerational Families
Water Sports
Boats & Ships

About This Book

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Raise the sails and follow the wind across the green sea in this captivating marriage of lyrical prose and intricate illustrations from a renowned West Coast artist. Old wood boat remembers the wind. Dilapidated and parted from the sea, she remembers and waits as her mast cracks and blackberry vines creep across her deck. But one day, a family tows her home. Scraped, scrubbed, sanded, and varnished, she is made beautiful and seaworthy again. After libations have been poured out, the family casts off, and old wood boat embarks on adventure once more. In this love letter to sailing, heralded artist Nikki McClure tells the story of a restored boat in timeless and reverent prose that perfectly accompanies her stunning cut-paper illustrations. At once delicate and bold, each page is masterful, rendered from a single sheet of black paper with precision and care that is sure to enthrall readers from coast to coast.