by Vanita Oelschlager, Mike Blanc
I Came from the Water is the purportedly true story of an orphaned boy named Moses whom the author met in Haiti. The art style is appealing and while the story evolves in a very "this happened, then this happened, then this happened" sort of way, it very much comes across as how a child might explai...
Originally posted on my blog, A Lovely Bookshelf on the Wall:It is safe to say, Mike Blanc is one of my favorite illustrators of children's books. I see his name on a cover and I don't even care what the book is about; I just want to open it up and let my eyes drink in the images while I ooh and aah...
I think this would be a great story to share with children who want to understand what's going on when a disaster occurs. Moses is a very strong brave boy, who is now very happy, & would really help to show other children that people can be happy again after something so terrible.a beautiful story w...
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