
Isla and the Sky
Greg Stobbs(Author)
Oxford University Press
1st Edition
Published on 5. February 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-1-382-06980-9 (ISBN)
Description
Sometimes Sky is vast, bright, and blue; sometimes she is dark and thunderous, her raindrops reflecting the town below. Isla loves all Sky's moods and tries to capture the variety in her paintings.
When Sky rains or clouds over, however, all the other townspeople grumble and moan. Sky decides she should just try to be happy all the time, so people aren't cross with her. But this is harder than it looks and soon the world below-and Isla's paintings-start to suffer. Can Isla convince big, bold Sky to let all her feelings and colours show? What happens to Sky when she is on the brink of bursting?
Isla and the Sky is a gorgeous new picture book from Greg Stobbs, celebrating the power of art and emotion.
When Sky rains or clouds over, however, all the other townspeople grumble and moan. Sky decides she should just try to be happy all the time, so people aren't cross with her. But this is harder than it looks and soon the world below-and Isla's paintings-start to suffer. Can Isla convince big, bold Sky to let all her feelings and colours show? What happens to Sky when she is on the brink of bursting?
Isla and the Sky is a gorgeous new picture book from Greg Stobbs, celebrating the power of art and emotion.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Dimensions
Height: 271 mm
Width: 232 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
163 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-382-06980-9 (9781382069809)
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Person
Greg Stobbs is an illustrator, street artist and associate lecturer from the South East of the UK. He's worked internationally on a range of projects, from installations to interactive art pieces. In 2020, Greg created the illustrated digital backdrops for the BBC's CBeebies Christmas Pantomime. His debut picture book, Don't Ask the Dragon by poet Lemn Sissay, was published in 2022. Greg likes to develop work that crosses the boundaries between fine art,
street art, and children's book illustration.
street art, and children's book illustration.