Town Is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz

Town Is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz

While a young boy enjoys a summer's day, his thoughts constantly return to his father, who is digging for coal deep under the sea.

An atmospheric, haunting story about a young boy whose father digs for coal beneath the seaThe Bookseller This haunting book, beautifully illustrated in ink and watercolour, bears record to a long-gone way of life. [...]A book that demands to be studied and thought about. LoveReading, Andrea Reece "Written by Joanne Schwartz and delightfully illustrated by Sydney Smith, Town is by the Sea is a quiet book that will stay with readers long after they have closed it." Israel Book Review

Joanne Schwartz was born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. She is the author of a number of children's books including Our Corner Grocery Store, which was nominated for the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award. Joanne has been a children's librarian for more than twenty-five years. She lives in Toronto.

Sydney Smith has illustrated multiple children’s books, including The White Cat and the Monk, written by Jo Ellen Bogart, and the highly acclaimed Footpath Flowers, which was a New York Times Children’s Book of the Year, a winner of the Governor General Award for Illustration and shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Born in Nova Scotia in Canada, Sydney now lives in Toronto. Find him online at hutten.org/sydney and on Twitter as @sydneydraws.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781406377385
ISBN 10	1406377384
Title	Town Is by the Sea
Author	Joanne Schwartz
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Walker Books Ltd
Year published	2017-04-01
Number of pages	52
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.