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misspippireads's review
5.0
A touching story about a man who's job is to uncork ocean bottles and deliver the messages contained inside. Sometimes it is easy and sometimes it is difficult. One day he would like to have a message that is for him - the Uncorker.
The illustrations are beautiful and hand crafted. Stead used woodblock prints, oil pastels, and pencil. It was a labor of love. I want to jump inside the story and go for a visit.
Reviewed from a library copy.
The illustrations are beautiful and hand crafted. Stead used woodblock prints, oil pastels, and pencil. It was a labor of love. I want to jump inside the story and go for a visit.
Reviewed from a library copy.
therealbel's review
5.0
A glorious find. The pictures made me feel like I was on a wet beach, my happy place. The word filled my heart with joy, such promise, such delight, so simple.
A future classic.
A future classic.
jaij7's review
3.0
I love the beautifully done illustrations. The story has a great idea but I just did not feel a connection with the main character.
jmitschke's review
4.0
A quiet look at loneliness and the search for connection. Both the words and the illustrations are lovely. Like so many other picture books lately, it feels more adult-friendly than child-friendly.
bibliovolubile's review
4.0
Une petite bouffée d'air marin, sur fond d'amours insaisissables. Un album qui raconte tout en douceur et en sensibilité, bercé par la tendresse berçante d'un univers visuel évocateur.
kelleemoye's review
4.0
Full review with teaching tools: http://www.unleashingreaders.com/?p=10964
I love the premise of an Uncorker of Ocean Bottles even existing! There are so many notes (notes in a bottle, notes to Santa, etc.) that are out there floating around, so it is so much fun to imagine what happens to them. But the story is really about the Uncorker himself. What is it like to have a very important job yet be alone all the time? No matter how much you love what you do, is being alone ever going to be easy?
Erin Stead’s art always makes me want to pick up a book! Her use of woodblock prints, oil pastels, and pencil give a perfect feel for this story of a man who didn’t even know he was lonely. The illustrations give a wistful feel that fits Cuevas’s hopeful story.
I love the premise of an Uncorker of Ocean Bottles even existing! There are so many notes (notes in a bottle, notes to Santa, etc.) that are out there floating around, so it is so much fun to imagine what happens to them. But the story is really about the Uncorker himself. What is it like to have a very important job yet be alone all the time? No matter how much you love what you do, is being alone ever going to be easy?
Erin Stead’s art always makes me want to pick up a book! Her use of woodblock prints, oil pastels, and pencil give a perfect feel for this story of a man who didn’t even know he was lonely. The illustrations give a wistful feel that fits Cuevas’s hopeful story.
crowandnightingale's review
5.0
I love to find these lovely, quiet picture books. It's not a raucous story. It's a little melancholy and yet it ends quite happily. Beautifully illustrated.