Written in a spare, lyrical style using fresh, evocative imagery, In a Village by the Sea tells the story of longing for the comforts of home. A perfect book for teaching about diverse cultures and lifestyles through rich pictures and words, moving from the wide world to the snugness of home and back out again.

 

This book was recognised in the Fiction Picture Book category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a dictionary/encyclopedia. This book was published 2015 by Creston Books .

April Chu : April Chu began her career as an architect with a degree from the University of California, Berkeley, but decided to return to her true passion of illustrating and storytelling. She lives and works in Oakland, California. Learn more about her at aprilchu. com. Muon Thi Van is the critically acclaimed picture book author of In a Village by the Sea , The Little Tree , and The Most Terrible of All . She lives in northern California with her family. Visit her at MuonThiVan. com.