The sheep in this story is a dreamer, while her friend the wolf has a more practical disposition. One day the sheep runs to the wolf with an idea. She wants to build a flying machine! But the wolf tells her it's impossible. Eventually, however, the sheep's dream gets the better of the wolf's doubts, and they begin to work on the project together. Through perseverance and the process of trial and error, the sheep and wolf manage to create a winning design, brought to life by architecturally and mathematically inspired paper collage art. At the end of this whimsical tale, even the wolf has to admit that anything is possible!
Giulia Belloniis the author of the playLa verità, o quasiand of several picture books, includingDiverso destino,Nell’aria, andun désir inavouéin her native Italian. She is on the technical jury for the selection of the Campiello Giovanni literary award. She lives in Padua, Italy.Marco Trevisanstudied mathematics and illustration simultaneously. He works as a freelance illustrator, collaborating with graphic design studios, magazines, and periodicals. His work has been selected in prestigious national competitions, and in 2010 the Città del Sole designated him the Illustrator of the Year. Born in Belluno, he now lives in a village in the Italian Dolomites.
This is the story of a sheep who, from the top of her hill, watched the birds fly and thought to herself: 'How lucky they are! They can choose how they look at things: from far away, from up close, or from somewhere in between.'
from the book
...promotes the concepts of teamwork and perseverance.
School Library Journal,August 1, 2013
Trevisan pictures their collaboration in spare, editorial-style collaged images on crisp white space...
Publisher's Weekly,August 1, 2013
Lovely bookmaking nicely complements this charming, light-as-a-felă5