How do you put a boat in a bottle?

1944 Honor: Pierre Pidgeon

By Lee Kingman                                Pictures by Arnold Edwin Bare

Biography of Illustrator

Can’t seem to find anything online about the illustrator for Bio.

Book Summary

A young fisherman’s son, Pierre , falls in love with a boat in a bottle.  Down in the shop by the docks on the third shelf Pierre eyed the fascinating Boat in a bottle.  He would ask the shop keeper how the boat got in the bottle.  The shopkeeper told Pierre that it would grow inside.  When Pierre inquired the cost of the item he was alarmed to find out it would cost one whole dollar.  Would Pierre ever earn one whole dollar? 

Illustrations:

These pictures are new and interesting.  I have not read a book yet that has the same appreience as these illustrations.  They look as if they are block.  Meaning, not full of lots of detail yet a block of color here to represent something.  For example, Pierre’s Boots on the first page are about 99% Green, the detail comes in the outline of the object rather than the fine details on the inside.  There are only a few colors used in the illustrations, Dark Green, Grey, Black, White and Dark Orange. 

Art Medium:  Not sure

Final Thoughts:

1. Would this be a book I would pick up again? Yes

2. Would I recommend it to others to search out and take a look at? Yes

3. Would I spend my hard earned money on the book? Yes

4. Where did I get the book? Pierce County Library borrowed this book from Texas for me to read.