Seb and the Sun

by Jami Gigot

Overview

Nominee, Ezra Jack Keats Award

Seb is determined to find some light for his sleepy coastal town. It is so far north, the sun does not shine in winter and the days are cold, dreary, and dark as night. So Seb embarks on a mission to find the sun. Along with his friend Walrus, he makes a plan, collects supplies, and rows far out to sea. Will Seb be able to find the sun and bring its light and warmth back to his town?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780999024904
Publisher:	Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	03/20/2018
Pages:	36
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.50(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Jami Gigot is a digital artist who has worked on several films including Avatar, Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Captain America. She is the author of Mae and the Moon. She lives in Vancouver.

Editorial Reviews

"Otherworldly but with luminous pictures of a remote community." —Kirkus Reviews


"Beautifully depicted scenes full of murky shadow and softly glowing lanterns give Seb’s home a stark and otherworldly quality, while his sense of adventure, penchant for crust-free sandwiches, and friendly walks along the beach and pier are sure to warm the heart." —Pallas Gates McCorquodale, Foreword Reviews STARRED REVIEW


"A superbly crafted children's picture book by author/illustrator Jami Gigot for youngsters ages 5 to 7, Seb and the Sun is original and consistently entertaining, making it an unreservedly recommended addition to family, elementary school, and community library picture book collections." —Midwest Book Review


"For many young American readers, it provides new perspective, and a quiet lesson about the sweetness of a hero who shares his treasure when he gains it. The end pages, like Seb himself, are full of sunshine." —Edie Ching, Booklist STARRED REVIEW


"Seb and the Sun is the kind of book that could easily become a lifelong favourite." —Nathan Whitlock, Quill & Quire


"Gigot integrates Native American coastal art motifs, suggesting that this evocative and visually sumptuous story is set in Northern Canada or Alaska." —Publishers Weekly


"How this considerate boy catches the sunlight is a mystery to readers, Gigot leaves to our imagination the moment in which the bucket lands. But what matters is that Seb cared enough about his community to do so." —Julie Danielson, BookPage

From the Publisher

2017-11-22
Seb's coastal village lies so far north the sun doesn't shine during winter, making even daytime beach treasure hunts with his walrus companion "cold, dreary, and dark as night." Wearing his distinctive, Viking-horned winter hat, Seb sets out to find some sun for his small but diverse community. Little, pale Seb greets local friends: "old Bruce Brewster," a darker-skinned, bearded fisherman; a bespectacled white knitter named Mrs. Vandermuss; a mixed group of miners sipping soup and coffee; and Mr. and Mrs. Muktuk, cued as Pacific Northwest Native Americans who wear furred parkas and carve totem poles. These neighbors provide pockets of warmth, light, and encouragement. Similarly, Gigot's artwork, while overcast, provides engrossing details in street and window vignettes, with patches of lemony yellows and arctic whites contributing buoying moments of firelight, lamplight, and snow. The text, set in a candlelight yellow, glows on inky backgrounds. Readers might squint at what seem at first to be gloomy, digitally painted pencil illustrations, but they will soon feel lifted in noting people of varying skin tones, occupations, and ages, all engaged in productive work. Seb feels his work is to find sunlight for his neighbors, even if it means rowing all the way out to sea. Some might find the ending contrived, but it's hard not to feel warmed by a luminous resolution so full of love.Otherworldly but with luminous pictures of a remote community. (Picture book. 4-6)

Kirkus Reviews