Reviews

The Sea Serpent and Me by Catia Chien, Dashka Slater

yapha's review

5.0

Lyrical text and lovely story bring to life a friendship between a girl and a sea serpent that can serve as a metaphor for parents watching their children grow up and move on. Highly recommended for kindergarten and up.

mochomito's review

3.0

It’s cute story... it has days of the week learning as well.

beththebookdragon's review

3.0

Lovely, original story about a girl who makes friends with the tiny sea serpent that comes through her bath faucet...and grows and grows.

Pretty watercolor-style illustrations, lyrical text, and a warm relationship between the girl and sea serpent make this an enjoyable story.

toad_maiden's review

4.0

Super cute story infused with just the right balance of humor and sentiment. Slater subverts the traditional parent/child role by compressing time and allowing the child character to experience the pangs of watching someone they are close to grow up and become independent. Simple and clear, with lovely illustrations.

nikimarion's review

4.0

Dammit, Catia Chien, the talent on you!

maidmarianlib's review

3.0

Nice story about a girl who befriends a quickly growing sea serpent. The illustrations are beautiful with strong colors and movement that convey lots of imagination. The stories theme however is a obvious and seems more of a message for adults than for children

pussreboots's review

5.0

Reminds me of our adoption of Tortuga.

http://www.pussreboots.pair.com/blog/2014/comments_05/sea_serpent_and_me.html

libscote's review

4.0

Another one I reviewed for the collection and really enjoyed. A beautiful story about growing up and letting go. Nominated for the Maine Chickadee Award 2009-2010

xanthe's review

5.0

I love this book so much.