With a timeless and magical feel the Toy Boat (ages 2 & up, $16.99) by Randall de Seve, illustrated by Loren Long is the gentle story of a little boy and a toy boat he has made from a can, a cork, a yellow pencil and some white cloth. They are inseparable until the day a fierce wave launches the boat out into the wide lake. Navigating the lake alone is treacherous for the little boat until a humble fishing boat comes by to steer him in the right direction.

A little boy has a toy boat. He made it out of a can, a cork, a yellow pencil, and some white cloth. The boy and his boat are inseparable, until one day when the wind pushes the toy boat out into the wide lake. Alone now, the little boat must face fierce waves, a grumpy ferry, a sassy schooner, and a growling speed boat. How the little boat misses the boy! But if he is going to survive, he must figure a way to do it on his own.

Loren Long has a timeless and magical touch. As he did with The Little Engine That Could, he creates a world of toys and children that go right to the soul. Toy Boat will sail into young hearts and stay there.

Randall de Sève lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Loren Long lives in Westchester, Ohio.

Imprint: Philomel
Distributor: Penguin Group USA, Inc
Publication Date: 09-20-2007
Pages: 40
Measurements: 9.76in X 9.82in X 0.52in X 0.99lb