Tuesday, 10 February 2015

The Sea Tiger

The Sea Tiger is one of those picture books I could read again and again! The Sea Tiger takes us through the touching story of the Oscar, the young merman and The Sea Tiger. Together they go on exciting and dazzling adventures through the ocean. From exploring the deepest depths of the sea to going to an extraordinary circus, The Sea Tiger looks after Oscar and protects him from any danger that might be near. The Sea Tiger soon comes to realise, however that Oscar only has one friend – him. The Tiger decides that for Oscar to make some friends of his own he must make some new friends too.
The end of this book made me feel a little bit sad as I was really touched by Oscar’s relationship with The Sea Tiger and I wanted them to stay friends forever. However, on reflection I thought that this was a really good ending as it compares to friendships in real life. It was nice to see The Sea Tiger look after Oscar and in the end help him find some new friends so he can stand on his own two feet (or flippers for that matter).
For me, the best thing about this book has to be the illustrations. The Sea Tiger is full of some of the finest and most stunning artwork I have seen in a picture book for quite a long time. The colour scheme is wonderful and flows so well with the sea theme of the book. Every page of this remarkable book is filled with haunting and ethereal images that are so delicate and soft. This is a completely magical journey from start to finish.

 
 

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