![]() ![]() Thank you to Owlet Press for sending me this book to review. Nen and the Lonely Fisherman is a magical, romantic and very important picture book. It felt very therapeutic I remember sitting in the garden in the hazy sunshine and dreaming of mermen and underwater worlds and it seemed like a lovely escape from the stress and worry of the pandemic. He rescues seabirds trapped in fishing nets and collects litter from the shore. I wrote Nen and the Lonely Fisherman at the beginning of March 2020, just as the first lockdown was happening. We are shown ocean pollution caused by humans but we also see how we can care for our environment. The wonderful symbolism of the endpapers deserves a mention too the stormy, troubled sea at the beginning is replaced by a beautiful calm sea at he end, complete with a magnificent rainbow.Īlongside the theme of inclusivity, there is also a subtle environmental message. I also love how twice we turn the book sideways and dive down to the depths of the ocean with a vertical double-page spread. The silver foiled cover – where Nen’s scales shimmer and the moonlight sparkles on the sea – is really special. The close up of the two men’s faces as they gaze into each other’s eyes at the end of the story is particularly wonderful and perfectly captures the strength of their love. James Mayhew has used a stunning colour palette of purples and blues to create the enchanting underwater settings and starlit skies. ![]() The prose is beautiful, as are the powerfully atmospheric illustrations. ![]()
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