A lavish new picture book from Caldecott-winner Sophie Blackall that will transport readers to the seaside in timeless, nautical splendor! Watch the days and seasons pass as the wind blows, the fog rolls in, and icebergs drift by. Outside, there is water all around. Inside, the daily life of a lighthouse keeper and his family unfolds as the keeper boils water for tea, lights the lamp’s wick, and writes every detail in his logbook. Step back in time and through the door of this iconic lighthouse into a cozy dollhouse-like interior with the extraordinary award-winning artist Sophie Blackall.

What Kind of Book is Hello Lighthouse

Reviews

B is for Bookworm

5.50

The illustrations in this lighthouse book are phenomenal. They amplify the story of a man who runs a lighthouse, his family, job, and life. Then one day, the coastguard comes and installs a machine and lightbulb, and the lighthouse keeper leaves with his family. This book has some fun details about lighthouses, too.

Book Lists That Include Hello Lighthouse

Books about the ocean

The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend

Books about caldecott

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear

Books about fiction

The Creative Behind the Book

Author & Illustrator

Sophie Blackall

Sophie Blackall (www.sophieblackall.com) is the illustrator of several award-winning picture books, including Meet Wild Boars by Meg Rosoff, Pecan Pie Baby by Jacqueline Woodson, Big Red Lollipop (by Rukhsana Khan), and the Ivy and Bean books by Annie Barrows. Her many honors include a BCCB Blue Ribbon, Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award, Society of Illustrators Founders Award, Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book, Book Sense 76 Pick, and New York Times Top Ten Picture Book. Her artwork has also appeared in murals as part of the New York City MTA’s “Arts for Transit” program. Previously she has had jobs in a shoe shop and a robot factory. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Awards Given to Hello Lighthouse

Caldecott Medal

What Has Sophie Blackall Said About This Book

Nothing yet! Let Sophie Blackall know that you want to hear from them about their book.

More Books by Sophie Blackall

picture • 80 Pages

5.9

Sophie Blackall

picture • 56 Pages

5.3

Lindsay Mattick, Sophie Blackall

picture • 40 Pages

Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World

Susan Hood, Sophie Blackall, Emily Winfield Martin, Shadra Stickland, Melissa Sweet, LeUyen Pham, Oge Mora, Julie Morstad, Lisa Brown, Selina Alko, Hadley Hooper, Isabel Roxas, Erin Robinson, Sara Palacios

chapter • 256 Pages