ASTRID SHECKELS ART

 


Robert F. Baldwin, author

Astrid Sheckels, illustrator
Islandport Press 2010

ISBN: 9781934031308

36 page picture book


Winner of the 2010 Moonbeam Award for Best Picture Book - All Ages and the 2011 Maine Literary Award for Best Children’s Book.


“A major shout-out is in order for the illustrations of Astrid Sheckels . . . Instead of flat depictions, every crease, chip, shadow, and bit of woodgrain is revealed.”

--The  Black Sheep Dances.com

 
   
   
 

The Fish House Door


Set in a fishing village on a small island, The Fish House Door is a classic story of the value of heritage and history. Young Shawn comes from a long line of island lobstermen. His father, grandfather, and great-grandfather have all hauled traps, painted buoys, and cleaned their brushes on the door of the same fish house for decades. To Shawn, the door is just a weathered old piece of wood with broken hinges. But when an art dealer comes to visit, he offers Shawn a new perspective on the fish house door, giving him a fresh look at the people and traditions that have shaped his past and will chart his future.



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