One Sky - by Aaron Becker (Board Book)

About the Book

"Look up in wonder at the sky! In this companion to You are light and My favorite color, Caldecott honor-winning author-illustrator Aaron Becker delivers a stunning visual meditation on the majesty of our miraculous world"--Page [4] of cover.

Book Synopsis

Marvel at the sky in this meditative die-cut book, a follow-up to You Are Light and My Favorite Color, from the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of the Journey trilogy.

Within the pages of this elegant book is the entire sky. Lyrical text moves readers through the day, from dawn to dusk, while ink- and die-cut lines resembling stained glass arc across the pages like birds in flight. An encounter with the translucent, jewel-colored panes in this special board book offers a luminous reminder that, no matter the hour or the hue, we all dwell together under one magnificent sky.

Review Quotes

Becker takes readers on a visually striking, poetic journey through the day with the vibrant sky as the backdrop. . . . Between Becker's poetic text, featuring satisfying alliteration ("We wonder at its wildness") and the amazing sense of movement and color, readers are treated to a feast for the ears, eyes, and imagination. Lyrically dazzling, artistically stunning
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Becker's die-cut board books encourage readers to explore the way the pages interact with the light. . . With the illustrations, the sky is rendered in tissue-paper bleeds, creating stained-glass windows of clouds, sunshine, and stars.
--School Library Journal

About the Author

Aaron Becker is the Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator of the Journey trilogy and A Stone for Sascha, as well as You Are Light and My Favorite Color. He lives in western Massachusetts with his family.