Synopsis
A touching and beautifully illustrated tale about overcoming fear.
Ever since her daddy’s fishing boat got lost at sea, Genevieve has stayed well away from the shore. Instead, she gazes across the harbour to the castle on the other side and dreams of becoming a princess. Then Cedric, who has become part of their family, suggests a family outing in his little red sailing boat. Will Genevieve be able to overcome her fear and visit the castle she has long dreamed of?
From the Hardcover edition.
School Library Journal
PreS-Gr 2-Genevieve lives with her mother and younger brother in an English fishing village. When she was very small, her father was lost at sea, and she has hated the ocean ever since. She builds an imaginary world where she is a princess and never goes near the water (although she looks across the bay every day and wonders about the old castle on the other side). Eventually another sailor comes into her mother's life and helps the child gradually make friends with the sea and find the courage to sail to the castle. The lovely watercolors mirror the feelings of each family member with sensitivity and quietly capture the feeling of coastal life. Because the book deals with a child confronting her fears, it might be useful for bibliotherapy, but it could also be read just as a gentle family story.-Judith Constantinides, formerly at East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, LA Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.