The Second Sky by Patrick Guest & illustrated by Jonathan Bentley from Eerdmans Publishing

ISBN: 9780802855206
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My thoughts:  Such a sweet and  beautiful book for your little ones. The book is awash in shades of blue which is so lovely. Just "what" does the color blue do for us?

Blue: It is often associated with depth and stability. It symbolizes trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intelligence, faith, truth, and heaven. Blue is considered beneficial to the mind and body. It slows human metabolism and produces a calming effect.

With that in mind I reread the book about little penguin's desire to fly. He wants to reach the sky. He wants to soar. He wants freedom. So he tries to run, waddle, leap, plunge, reach out. It all fails.

Until.....

He tumbles into the sea. The depths. The glories. The majesty of the sea. He realizes he IS flying. He IS soaring. He has reached a different sky. One he is at home in and for which he is fitted.

And through this all he is awash in the calming, beautiful blues of sky and sea.

A lovely book.

About the book: The first thing Gilbert sees when he hatches from his egg is the sky. It is love at first sight and from that moment on Gilbert longs to fly like other birds.

But Penguins don’t fly, they waddle, and so begins Gilbert's quest to find his place in the world.

Great things happen when you reach for the sky.

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