A letter can hold the treasure of a clam-hugged pearl.
Michelle Cuevas graduated from Williams College and holds a master
of fine arts degree in creative writing from the University of
Virginia. She is the author of three children's novels, including
the acclaimed Confessions of an Imaginary Friend. She lives in
Berkshire County in Massachusetts.
Erin E. Stead is the award-winning illustrator of five picture
books, including the Caldecott Medal winnerA Sick Day for Amos
McGee and theBoston Globe-Horn BookHonor winner And Then It's
Spring. She lives in a 100-year-old barn in Ann Arbor, Michigan,
with her husband, author and illustrator Philip C. Stead.
Praise for The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles
TIME Top 10 Children's Books of 2016
People Magazine Best Children's Books of 2016
School Library Journal Best Books of 2016
Boston Globe Best Books of 2016
“Cuevas’s prose is laden with gems . . . gorgeous sentences as
precious as the messages themselves. Beauty shines through a fog of
sadness . . . Colors—the tawny body of a cat, the red of the man’s
Cousteau-esque knit cap—bloom with Stead’s whispery pencil
drawings.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Erin Stead’s illustrations are as softly scuffed as sea glass and
so suffused with wistfulness that readers ages 4-8 may feel pensive
before they’ve embarked on the story.
Michelle Cuevas has reworked a historical curiosity—an official
job, in Elizabethan England, of opening bottles that might contain
naval secrets—into a contemporary tale of longing and
consolation.”—The Wall Street Journal
* "Readers will find both consolation and encouragement on every
visit to this emotionally resonant, evocative story."—Kirkus,
starred review
* "Stead's characters exude an endearing vulnerability and quirky
charm. . . . A perfect pairing of text and art. Share this quiet
story with your wishers and dreamers."—School Library Journal,
starred review
* "Caldecott Medalist Stead's ethereal spreads give the characters
distinctive, captivating personalities. . . . The underlying
message about learning to see the worth of every person is a
treasure."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
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