King of the Sky

King of the SkyIn this tale of a young boy, an old man, and a dauntless pigeon, a lyrical text and extraordinary illustrations offer a gorgeous meditation on loneliness, belonging, and home. A young Italian boy has moved to the Welsh hills with his family. He feels isolated and unhappy, a stranger in a strange land. It is only when he makes an unlikely friend, an old man who lets him fly one of his pigeons in a race, that he learns how he can belong. Nicola Davies's

In this tale of a young boy, an old man, and a dauntless pigeon, a lyrical text and extraordinary illustrations offer a gorgeous meditation on loneliness, belonging, and home.

A young Italian boy has moved to the Welsh hills with his family. He feels isolated and unhappy, a stranger in a strange land. It is only when he makes an unlikely friend, an old man who lets him fly one of his pigeons in a race, that he learns how he can belong. Nicola Davies's beautiful story -- an immigrant's tale with powerful resonance in our troubled times -- is illustrated by an artist who makes the world anew with every picture.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 06/13/2017
ISBN: 9780763695682
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.30h x 11.20w x 0.50d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 07/01/2017 pg. 49
Booklist 08/01/2017 pg. 68
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2017
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2017 pg. 73
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 - Superior,Well Above Average