ASTRID SHECKELS
fine art & illustration
ASTRID SHECKELS
fine art & illustration
The Fish House Door
Robert F. Baldwin, author
Astrid Sheckels, illustrator
Islandport Press 2010
Winner of the 2010 Moonbeam Award for Best Picture Book - All Ages and the 2011 Maine Literary Award for Best Children’s Book.
Set in a fishing village on a small island, The Fish House Door is a classic story of the value of heritage and history. Young Shawn comes from a long line of island lobstermen. His father, grandfather, and great-grandfather have all hauled traps, painted buoys, and cleaned their brushes on the door of the same fish house for decades. To Shawn, the door is just a weathered old piece of wood with broken hinges. But when an art dealer comes to visit, he offers Shawn a new perspective on the fish house door, giving him a fresh look at the people and traditions that have shaped his past and will chart his future.
Now available in bookstores & online.
“A major shout-out is in order for the illustrations of Astrid Sheckels. (She) creates images that are more true and detailed than many children's books. The expressions on the faces look real, not an approximation. It ties in well to the story of the dock and the sea, and her colors and composition are gorgeous. Instead of flat depictions, every crease, chip, shadow, and bit of woodgrain is revealed.” --The Black Sheep Dances.com
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