Hello Lighthouse
Author:
Sophie Blackall 
Illustrator:
Sophie Blackall
Publication:
2018 by Little, Brown & Company
Genre:
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Picture Books
Pages:
48
Current state:
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On the highest rock of a tiny island at the edge of the world stands a lighthouse.
From dusk to dawn,
the lighthouse beams.Hello!
...Hello!
...Hello!Sending its light out to sea,
guiding the ships on their way.Outside,
the wind blows,
the fog rolls in,
and icebergs drift by.Inside,
a keeper writes,
a surprise arrives,
and change is on the horizon....From celebrated Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall, here is a luminous tribute to a steadfast lighthouse and its reassuring light.
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Sophie Blackall
1970 -Australian
Sophie Blackall is a celebrated artist whose work has appeared in the bestselling Ivy and Bean series; in multiple glorious, award-winning picture b... See more
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Reviews
Hello Lighthouse
Reviewed by Jenny Phillips
What an absolutely delightful book! The illustrations are creative, gorgeous, and so fun. The story of a family that lives in a lighthouse...
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Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall
This enchanting book will have you and your children captivated from beginning to end...
Caldecott Medal and Honor books the year 2019
Reviewed by Sandy Hall
This book is full of historically-accurate details of the lighthouse. The illustrations are done in Chinese ink and watercolor and beautifully portray the steadiness and stability of the lighthouse in the midst of all the changes in weather and over time. The lighthouse is always in the same location on the two-page spreads to portray that constancy. There are cutaway illustrations that show the interior of the lighthouse with lots of detail. When you think about a lighthouse, you think about the usual circular shape as you are inside looking up. To highlight that, Blackall adds some circle vignette illustrations on various pages. So clever! The front and back inside covers give lots more information in picture and text about lighthouses. At the end, there is a nice surprise of a foldout page which shows the lighthouse from two perspectives on the front and back of the page. The repetition of the first few lines from the beginning to the end bring the book to a satisfying finish. The beams of the lighthouse calling out “hello, hello” beg for an answer. As some reviewers of this book have stated, the lighthouse is a symbol of dependability in a world full of changes, something every child needs.
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