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The Blue Canoe

A Picture Book

by Sheryl McFarlane
Laurel Aylesworth
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Join a mother-to-be and her daughter in award-winning author Sheryl McFarlane and illustrator Laurel Aylesworth's The Blue Canoe, an enchanting picture book adventure filled with love, reassurance, and cherished connections, discovering the wonders of nature while embracing the arrival of a new baby.

Every cabin day is a paddle-on-the-lake day.
You'll be paddling with us too, coming-soon baby.
Mom and me and you in our blue canoe.

A mother and daughter spend the day on the lake, admiring the local flora and fauna and considering the way their paddling routine might change when a new baby arrives.

For nature lovers with a growing family, The Blue Canoe is a poignant picture book conversation that gently addresses a child's natural worries about shifting family dynamics while celebrating the unchangeable bond between mother and child. The details of the animal families they encounter bolster the child's confidence and reinforce the mother's loving reassurance that even though a new baby will bring change, some things are as reliable as the sunrise.

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  • Release date

    July 9, 2024

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9798893960174

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • The Horn Book

      September 1, 2024
      A growing family is exciting, but for young children this time can also bring anxiety. A little girl with a beloved stuffed bear in tow enjoys a "paddle-on-the-lake day" with her mother in their blue canoe. The girl is excited to become a big sister and eagerly tells her bear all the big-sister duties she will take up, such as helping put on a life jacket. But the girl's excitement is mixed with feelings of trepidation. She worries that the canoe might not be safe for "coming-soon baby," that her mother might be too tired or busy for their outings, that the baby might not even like canoeing. The girl's mother lovingly calms every worry. McFarlane incorporates important life lessons, such as "it's OK for different people to like different things." Poetic language throughout describes the abundant wildlife (e.g., "Lazy dragonflies sun on lily pads, and pond skaters skip across the water like miniature rowboats"). Aylesworth's lush watercolor illustrations beautifully enhance McFarlane's figurative phrasing, fro the opening pages detailing a verdant water's edge to a tender moment on the dock in a purple-hued twilight. The family theme is further reinforced as the girl encounters different animals in their family units, such as a mother mallard and her fuzzy ducklings. Emily Reid Green

      (Copyright 2024 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2024
      A growing family is exciting, but for young children this time can also bring anxiety. A little girl with a beloved stuffed bear in tow enjoys a "paddle-on-the-lake day" with her mother in their blue canoe. The girl is excited to become a big sister and eagerly tells her bear all the big-sister duties she will take up, such as helping put on a life jacket. But the girl's excitement is mixed with feelings of trepidation. She worries that the canoe might not be safe for "coming-soon baby," that her mother might be too tired or busy for their outings, that the baby might not even like canoeing. The girl's mother lovingly calms every worry. McFarlane incorporates important life lessons, such as "it's OK for different people to like different things." Poetic language throughout describes the abundant wildlife (e.g., "Lazy dragonflies sun on lily pads, and pond skaters skip across the water like miniature rowboats"). Aylesworth's lush watercolor illustrations beautifully enhance McFarlane's figurative phrasing, fro the opening pages detailing a verdant water's edge to a tender moment on the dock in a purple-hued twilight. The family theme is further reinforced as the girl encounters different animals in their family units, such as a mother mallard and her fuzzy ducklings.

      (Copyright 2024 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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  • OverDrive Read

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  • English

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