Status
Available
Collection
Publication
New York : Beach Lane Books, [2017]
Description
An inquisitive fox named Marco and a bored flock of pigeons join the crew of deer Captain Sylvia, setting sail in her antlered ship in search of a wonderful island and finding friendship on the way.
User reviews
LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
Marco was a fox with questions. Why didn't trees talk, he wondered. Why did some songs make you happy, when others made you sad? Finding no answers amongst his chicken-stew-obsessed fellow foxes, he signed on with a crew of deer, and set sail in their antlered ship. After adventures ranging from an
An absolutely gorgeous book, The Antlered Ship pairs an engaging adventure story by author Dashka Slater with simply beautiful illustrations by illustrating team Eric and Terry Fan. I appreciated Marco's philosophical musings, and the fact that he was so curious about the world that he felt he needed to go out and explore it. As for the visuals, having become an admirer of the Fan Brothers after reading their picture-book debut, The Night Gardener, I had high expectations - and they were more than met! The artwork here is just lovely, whether it be a seafaring vista or a sylvan one. Marco himself is a gorgeous vulpine hero. Recommended to fellow Fan Brothers fans, and to anyone looking for engaging and beautiful new picture-book adventures.
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encounter with pirates to navigating the dangerous Maze of Sharp Rocks, they finally came to Sweet Tree Island, where Marco hoped to find the answers he'd been looking for. But had the truth been with him all along...?An absolutely gorgeous book, The Antlered Ship pairs an engaging adventure story by author Dashka Slater with simply beautiful illustrations by illustrating team Eric and Terry Fan. I appreciated Marco's philosophical musings, and the fact that he was so curious about the world that he felt he needed to go out and explore it. As for the visuals, having become an admirer of the Fan Brothers after reading their picture-book debut, The Night Gardener, I had high expectations - and they were more than met! The artwork here is just lovely, whether it be a seafaring vista or a sylvan one. Marco himself is a gorgeous vulpine hero. Recommended to fellow Fan Brothers fans, and to anyone looking for engaging and beautiful new picture-book adventures.
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LibraryThing member LibrarianRyan
This book seems to make it on a lot of best book lists. And while the illustrations are darling, the rest makes me wonder why. The story is a fox searching to questions about life, so he joins antlered ship to sail on adventure. The story is long and drawn out. This is not something I would read at
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LibraryThing member darianskie
Marco is a curious fox who wants to know answers to his questions. When a ship appears and is looking for a crew he signs up in hopes of finding other foxes with the answers to his questions. After some trials and tribulations he and the crew of animals make it to the island but he doesn't find any
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foxes. He expresses his disappointment to the crew and he tells him his questions. Like "how do you make friends?" Show Less
LibraryThing member Linyarai
Artwork was beautiful, story was alright.
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Awards
Buckaroo Book Award (Nominee — 2021)
Golden Poppy Book Award (Winner — Picture Books — 2017)
Colorado Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2019)
Kansas NEA Reading Circle Recommended Book (Primary — 2018)
Nerdy Book Award (2017)
Picture This Recommendation List (Fiction — 2018)
Evanston Public Library 101 Great Books for Kids (Picture Books — 2017)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids (Picture Books — 2017)
Language
ISBN
148145160X / 9781481451604