
Stockingopolis
Tatyana Feeney(Author)
O'Brien Press Ltd
Published on 17. February 2025
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-78849-499-1 (ISBN)
Description
Stockingopolis is a small grey town by the grey, grey sea. There are grey sheep with grey wool that gets knitted into grey stockings.
But Ben and Lucy love COLOUR - so they set out to paint just ONE sheep with their brightly coloured paints ...
A big colourful tale of a little grey town!
But Ben and Lucy love COLOUR - so they set out to paint just ONE sheep with their brightly coloured paints ...
A big colourful tale of a little grey town!
Reviews / Votes
delightfully silly but also a celebration of colour, painting, creativity and children's agency for change. Young readers will be inspired ... A book to brighten up the greyest day -- Books for Keeps' Book of the Week Playful artwork made this instantly appealing to my two children. A beautiful story about trying new things, experimenting and going against the status quo ... fabulous -- Milo&Gigi'sBookshelf Restless in a monochrome world, Ben and Lucy decide it's time to brighten things up for a change ... this story is a vibrant injection of colour and exuberance to lift your spirits on grey days -- Irish Examiner based on the very real town of Balbriggan (known for its' wool stockings), this is the story of dreaming dreams, bringing colour into life and along with that vivid, brilliant colour, joy, friendship and, it has to be said, warm feet. Gorgeous, free, child-friendly and refreshing watercolour illustrations set the tone perfectly for this wonderful, joyful story -- Fallen Star Stories heartwarming and imaginative ... a beautiful reminder of the power of creativity, determination and change ... the illustrations are vibrant ... presents various teaching opportunities on themes such as individuality, creativity, self-expression and change -- InTouch MagazineMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Dublin
Ireland
Target group
Children/juvenile
Reading Age: From 5 years, Interest Age: From 3 years
Product notice
Picture book
Dimensions
Height: 264 mm
Width: 218 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78849-499-1 (9781788494991)
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Person
Tatyana Feeney grew up in North Carolina, where she spent much of her childhood reading and drawing. This developed into a love of art and particularly illustrations in children's books, so she gave up her ambition to be a fire girl and studied Art History and Illustration.
Tatyana now lives in Trim with her husband and two children. She is the author and illustrator of Small Bunny's Blue Blanket, Little Owl's Orange Scarf, Little Frog's Tadpole Trouble and Small Elephant's Bathtime. Tatyana has illustrated several Panda books with The O'Brien Press and is the author and illustrator of Socks for Mr Wolf.
Tatyana now lives in Trim with her husband and two children. She is the author and illustrator of Small Bunny's Blue Blanket, Little Owl's Orange Scarf, Little Frog's Tadpole Trouble and Small Elephant's Bathtime. Tatyana has illustrated several Panda books with The O'Brien Press and is the author and illustrator of Socks for Mr Wolf.