Ocean Meets Sky

I bought this book based on the description and the picture of the illustrations. This is a beautifully designed and written large format book from the Fan brothers. I wish I had a small child to read this to. The simple story of a child building a ship to search for the place where the sky meets the ocean that his grandfather spoke about. The illustrations are colorful, and detailed. It is truly a magical book, and I will be buying more of the Fan Brothers' works.

This is a beautiful book. A sweet story with lovely illustrations. Perfect for bedtime.

The illustrations in this book are amazing. Not just the quality of them, but the creativity and vision behind them is just fantastic. The cover under thr jacket is embossed with gold and is a wonderful added treat when you find it. The story is cute as well, definitely light reading but it's the beautiful illustrations that will keep you coming back to this book. I gave it as a gift and my niece and nephew love it.

The Fan Brothers' work just keeps getting better and better. The storytelling is very strong in this picturebook. A brilliant combination of text and gorgeous illustrations. Ocean Meets Sky is everything that I’ve yearned for in a picture book since I was a kid. Finn, the main character, goes on a fantastic oceanic journey after the loss of his grandfather, a seasoned sailor. The illustrations are dreamy, especially the image of Finn sailing at night above his giant fish-companion and several enormous glowing jellyfish. My dad was a shell-collector, sub-mariner, and teller of tall tales. The whole book brought back good memories of him.

Stunning book and beautiful story. It made me shed a tear or two lol. Got this for Christmas to give to my in-laws to keep at their place so they can read it to their grandson whenever he’s there. I purchased 2 other books from the Fan brothers and I am now a fan!

Awe, the artwork is phenomenal! But beware of the subject matter. While the fantasies and wishes of a young child are precious and innocent, this one includes his dead grandfather. Just keep that in mind as you decide to purchase this book.

We all LOVE this book! My 5 Y/O loves the story and the art! We also love the story and the book is illustrated beautifully!!!

The most creative illustrations. Love this book, highly reccomend

Beautiful book. Stunning pictures!

Simplesmente maravilhoso! Lindo e tocante!

Dedicato all’elaBorazione del lutto. Facilmente reperibile in biblioteca essendo molto famoso. Ho preso la versione inglese: i testi sono brevi, due righe per pagina e non è stato diffide tradurre se non fosse che scrivere in matita sopra i disegni non è bello. Oltretutto non in tutte le pagine è leggibile la matita: i colori dei disegni confondono la grafica. Questo lo dico per chi dovesse avere la pessima idea di fare come me. Disegni di una bellezza mozzafiato e storia intensamente poetica. Qui il protagonista ricorda il nonno in un sogno onirico tra cielo e terra. Semplicemente fantastico!

Este livro tem uma história bonita, mas as ilustrações são de tirar o fôlego! Maravilhoso!

It's Finn's Grandpa's birthday. He would have been ninety if he was still around, and in his honour, Finn builds a boat for a journey they had planned together. Tired from the building, he falls asleep and wakes on the ocean under clouds shaped like a pipe, an anchor and a whale. Feeling lonely, Finn notices a huge golden fish with whiskers reminiscent of his grandfather's. Together they head off in search of a place where the ocean meets the sky. What follows is mystical and transcendental, with magical full spread illustrations. Finn and the fish visit the Library Islands where birds wear top hats, an island of truly giant shells, a sea full of dancing jellyfish, and then they are there. Whales, ships, hot air balloons... It is truly a place of wonder and awe. Finn sees his grandpa in the moon and manages to say goodbye before a voice calls him from the distance and he wakes up in his boat in the garden just in time to have grandpa's dumplings for tea. This is a gorgeous, fantastical story of the enduring bond of a child and his grandfather and a dreamy glimpse of what might lay beyond.