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    The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles
    The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles
    The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles
    Audiobook7 minutes

    The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles

    Written by Michelle Cuevas and Erin E. Stead

    Narrated by Scott Sowers

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    About this audiobook

    A message in a bottle holds the promise of surprise and wonder, as told in this enthralling picture book, exquisitely illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Erin E. Stead 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 always wishes that one of the letters would someday be addressed to him. One day he opens a party invitation without a name attached, and as he devotes himself to solving the mystery of the intended recipient, he ends up finding something even more special: the possibility of new friends.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateDec 16, 2016
    ISBN9781501949661
    The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles
    Author

    Michelle Cuevas

    Michelle Cuevas was born in 1982 in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. She graduated from Williams College and holds a master of fine arts in creative writing from the University of Virginia, where she received the Henry Hoyns Fellowship. She is the author of The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles illustrated by Caldecott medalist Erin E. Stead, Confessions of an Imaginary Friend: A Memoir by Jacques Papier, Beyond the Laughing Sky illustrated by Julie Morstad, and The Masterwork of a Painting Elephant illustrated by Ed Young. Visit her website at michellecuevas.com.

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    • 4/5
      Beautiful illustrations and a sweet story.
    • 5/5
      I love Stead's luscious art paired with Cuevas's quietly satisfying story. Stead paints vivid expressions on both humans and animals: the joy of the woman with the gramophone and the inviting, uptilted stare of the skimmer. Cuevas's words are startlingly fresh and beautiful: "... he felt loneliness as sharp as fish scales." and "Sometimes the messages were written by a quill dipped in sadness." and "... for a letter can hold the treasure of a clam-hugged pearl." I love that the Uncorker brings "a handful of his favorite seashells" to the party because "He thought it might be rude to show up uninvited and empty-handed." I like to bring gifts of nature to friends and family. My one small complaint is that I feel the story might have been more powerful to end on the page that reads "The Unncorker's heart was a glass vessel filled to the brim." The final sentences about him eating cake seemed too flippant for the tone of the story. But perhaps I'm not understanding the end. I may need to read the book over a few more times. Still, the images and word choice are lovely and redeeming.
    • 4/5
      The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles lived a quiet and solitary life beside the sea, opening bottles and delivering the messages contained therein. His wish for a letter of his own seemed destined to go unfulfilled, until an invitation to a seaside party arrived with no name attached. In the process of trying to determine to whom he should deliver the invitation, the Uncorker ended up alerting the entire village to the theoretical party. When said villagers decided to attend, the party, which until that point existed only in the words of the anonymous invitation, became a reality on the shore near the Uncorker's home...A lovely book, one which pairs a gentle, heartfelt tale with absolutely gorgeous illustrations, The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles is a title that rewards a slow, leisurely reading. I enjoyed the story, and appreciated the way in which the Uncorker finds a way to finally connect with the community he had long been serving. But it was Erin Stead's artwork, done in woodblock prints, oil pastels and pencils, that really stole the show, and made this a four-star book for me. The palette is subtle but immensely appealing, with beautiful yellow and blue/greens predominating. The figures are a bit quirky, and quite expressive - I think my favorite was the Uncorker's cat! Recommended to fans of Stead's work, and to anyone looking for sweet seaside stories for younger children.