{"title":"Sophie Blackall","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"hello-lighthouse-by-sophie-blackall-9781408357392","title":"Hello Lighthouse","description":"\u003cb\u003eA beautiful picture book about hope, change and the passing of time. Winner of the Caldecott Medal 2019.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the highest rock of a tiny island at the edge of the world stands a lighthouse. From dusk to dawn, the lighthouse beams, sending its light  out to sea, guiding the ships on their way. As the seasons pass and the  waves rise and fall, outside, the wind blows; inside, the lighthouse  keeper writes, and the rhythms of his life unfold. 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Based on a real family and an actual farmhouse where Sophie salvaged facts and artefacts for the making of this spectacular work, page after page bursts with luminous detail and joy. Join the award-winning, bestselling Sophie Blackall as she takes readers on an enchanting visit to a farmhouse across time, to witness the way that history spins stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A tender, layered masterpiece that itself deserves to be passed along for generations' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A lyrical love letter to the past . . . The illustrations feel like a patchwork quilt - with pieces of history and experience stitched together to make a beautiful and complete whole . . . Every page can be revisited over and over again' \u003cb\u003eCHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Gloriously detailed . . . One of the most evocative and beautiful picture books I've had the pleasure of reading' \u003cb\u003eBETTER READING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Hums with life and the joys and tribulations of a large family . . . The story itself is told in lilting text which reads so well aloud, and the accompanying illustrations are colourful and joyous. I loved this book without reservation' \u003cb\u003eREADINGS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR SOPHIE BLACKALL:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Painted with the featherlight touch that distinguishes Caldecott Medallist Blackall's work, this graceful account of a lighthouse keeper's life celebrates a lost era . . . A jewel of a creation and a gift to those who dream of retreat' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I will be surprised if a more exquisite picture book will be published this year . . . 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