An Island in the Sun

What do you spy with your little eye? Join a young boy on an adventure across the seas and discover the surprising sight he spots through his spyglass! The rhyming, cumulative text with its familiar I Spy… refrain invites readers to point out colourful details and engage with the story. AGES: 0 to 4 AUTHOR: Stella Blackstone has written many of Barefoot Books’ most popular picture books, among them the Bear and Cleo series. She lives and works in Somerset, southwest England. Nicoletta Ceccoli is an artist who is renowned for her richly detailed, dreamlike work. She was born and lives in the Republic of San Marino, Italy, and studied at the Institute of Art in Urbino. Her work has been exhibited and sold internationally and earned her many loyal followers. Nicoletta has also illustrated The Faery’s Gift, The Barefoot Book of Fairy Tales and The Princess and the White Bear King for Barefoot Books. SELLING POINTS: . Rhyming, cumulative text invites the reader to engage with the story, develops memory skills and builds reading confidence. . Young readers can point out all the things the boy sees through his telescope amidst richly coloured, surreal acrylic and oil-pastel seascapes. . Start the bedtime routine with this dreamy story, charting the paths of the sun and moon as the boy sails through the day and into the evening.