{"product_id":"the-uncorker-of-ocean-bottles-isbn-9780803738683","title":"The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles","description":"\u003cb\u003eA message in a bottle holds the promise of surprise and wonder, as told in this enthralling picture book by Caldecott Medalist Erin E. Stead\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles, who lives alone atop a hill, has a job of the utmost importance. It is his task to open any bottles found at sea and make sure that the messages are delivered. He loves his job, though he has always wished that, someday, one of the letters would be addressed to him. One day he opens a party invitation—but there’s no name attached. As he devotes himself to the mystery of the intended recipient, he ends up finding something even more special: the possibility of new friends.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Uncorker of Ocean Bottles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eTIME \u003c\/i\u003eTop 10 Children's Books of 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine Best Children's Books of 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eBest Books of 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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. \u003cbr\u003e 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.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* \"Readers will find both consolation and encouragement on every visit to this emotionally resonant, evocative story.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* \"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.\"—\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* \"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.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred reviewMichelle 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 \u003ci\u003eConfessions of an Imaginary Friend\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Berkshire County in Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Erin E. Stead is the award-winning illustrator of five picture books, including the Caldecott Medal winner \u003ci\u003eA Sick Day for Amos McGee \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe–Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Honor winner \u003ci\u003eAnd Then It's Spring\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in a 100-year-old barn in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with her husband, author and illustrator Philip C. Stead.","brand":"Rocky Pond Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300464611557,"sku":"NP9780803738683","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780803738683.jpg?v=1767741981","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-uncorker-of-ocean-bottles-isbn-9780803738683","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}