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When I Wore My Sailor Suit

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Shulevitz captures the power of a child's imagination with this story. With his sailor outfit, some rations, and a neighbor's toy ship, this young boy is able to climb mountains, sail the high seas, explore a jungle, and escape a pirate. His adventure takes bravery and strength, but not even a storm can stop him. However, something fearful attempts to squander the boy's imagination...will he be able to conquer this fearful thing and get his imaginative world back?

The watercolor illustrations are remarkable and go beyond the text, extending the story/imagination further. Great book for a read aloud!

My 3 year old is fascinated but horrified by this book. We've read it many times but he hides under the covers each time. Very interesting story... nice illustrations. I can really put myself into the author's shoes. The fake Mona Lisa at my Grandma's house did that to me too.

The author remembers a time from his childhood when he loved to imagine he went sailing on a ship. He would dress up in his sailor suit, hat, and whistle. He would climb up some stairs to his neighbor's apartment, and take down a beautiful model of a ship, and then imagine being its captain, " I sail. The seas are calm. The sun is shining. The waves start to rise. They go higher and higher. A terrible storm comes up. A sailor's life is dangerous." In the room with the model ship there is also a picture of a sailor on the wall, and the young boy imagines that the sailor is looking at him, "his gaze follows me. I sail left. His eyes follow me left." He is frightened, and stays away for a few days but then he resolutely goes back to the apartment, and tells the picture on the wall, "You can't leave this wall, you can't leave this room, but I can go far away on an exciting journey." There are some charming and evocative pictures: the room with the ship and the little boy in his sailor suit, and the little boy hiding under a table cloth. This is a sweet picture book that may appeal more to adults than children.

This is the newest book by Uri based on his life!! He told me that when he signed my copy! The story and illustrations are wonderful, colorful, and just a pleasure to read. This book makes a great gift for any age.