Pebbles to the Sea

Marie-Andre Arsenault, Dominique Leroux, Shelley Tanaka

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Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
10 January 2023

Picture storybooks

Two children feel adrift between the separate worlds of their parents ...

With their father at the marina, and their mother in the workshop, Flo and Fe aren't sure where they belong. But at least they can still have fun painting the treasures that wash up on the shore.

One day they hear a noise and see a stone trace an arc across the sky - it must be from Henri's giant slingshot! They decide to go see him, but first stop at the caf, where they chat with the piano player, then visit their artist-friend in her shop. When they finally reach Henri, he lifts them up onto ladders where they can see two islands that were once connected by an ice bridge. ""Have the two islands separated? Like Maman and Papa?"" Flo asks. But Henri tells them there's a sand bridge underwater that links the islands, just as the girls still link their parents. Then he, like the piano player and artist, walks away with a brush and can of paint. Where can they all be going?

This richly nuanced story is inspired by the geography and close-knit coastal community of La Grave heritage site on Quebec's les de la Madeleine. The French edition, Des couleurs sur la grave, won the prix Harry Black de l'album jeunesse.

Key Text Features

dialogue

explanation

illustrations

photographs

vignettes

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3 With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2 Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7 Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.

By: Marie-Andre Arsenault
Illustrated by: Dominique Leroux
Translated by: Shelley Tanaka
Imprint: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 279mm,
Weight: 480g
ISBN: 9781773068244
ISBN 10: 1773068245
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 10 January 2023
Recommended Age: From 3 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

MARIE-ANDRÉE ARSENAULT is a teacher and author of children’s books. Her publications include the novel Les souvenirs du sable, finalist for the prix Tamarac Express; the picture book Mingan les nuages, illustrated by Amélie Dubois, and a book of children’s poetry, Un chemin dans la mer, illustrated by Catherine Petit. Marie-Andrée lives in Montreal, Quebec. DOMINIQUE LEROUX is a multidisciplinary artist and puppeteer who lives on Quebec’s Îles de la Madeleine, where she founded La Petite Théâtrerie, a space for puppetry and creative projects for young children. The illustrations for this book, her first, were inspired by the feeling of fall on the islands, and they are a tribute to the people who live there. SHELLEY TANAKA is an award-winning author, translator and editor who has written and translated more than forty books for children and young adults. She is faculty emerita at Vermont College of Fine Arts in the MFA Program in Writing for Children and Young Adults. Shelley lives in Kingston, Ontario.