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"""High in the Sky is a cute book about the simultaneous mellow calm and playful excitement a child can experience while spending time in a favourite place...such as a classic tire swing."" Recommended by The Manitoba Library Association in CM Magazine ""Sometimes the world seems too small for this boy... He then hops on his tire swing, and dreams of different places. After a few swings he is in a jungle in Africa, or in a rocket ship. Or maybe skating on ice, or riding a surf board, or even in a roller coaster. Everything is possible. High in the sky is a celebration of dreams written in verse. The text flows smoothly, and contains a good amount of vocabulary, but it is easy to understand at the same time. The illustrations are pretty, with some watercolor which adds to the ""dreamy"" atmosphere of the book. Beautiful option for reading aloud."" Sandra Wilson, Children's Author/Blogger/Performer ""High in the Sky by Kathleen Gauer is a really cute book. I read it with my 2 1/2 year old niece and she kept asking me to read it again. I enjoyed this story. It reminded me of the stories my grandparents used to tell about the days from their childhoods. On the lazy days my grandparents would go outside and play in their tire swings and dream. For hours, they were somewhere or someone else and then they would get up and go into the house and do chores. The words in the story flowed together very well. This book is written for a child a little older than 2 but my niece still enjoyed it. It is an easy book to discuss, which is why she was able to enjoy it. We also liked that at the end there was some parent/educator ideas. The pictures in this book are gorgeous. The illustrator did a fabulous job. Each picture went with the page as they were meant to. I would highly recommend this book without any hesitation."" Sara Reber, Goodreads Reviewer"

High in the Sky is a cute book about the simultaneous mellow calm and playful excitement a child can experience while spending time in a favourite place...such as a classic tire swing. Recommended by The Manitoba Library Association in CM Magazine Sometimes the world seems too small for this boy... He then hops on his tire swing, and dreams of different places. After a few swings he is in a jungle in Africa, or in a rocket ship. Or maybe skating on ice, or riding a surf board, or even in a roller coaster. Everything is possible. High in the sky is a celebration of dreams written in verse. The text flows smoothly, and contains a good amount of vocabulary, but it is easy to understand at the same time. The illustrations are pretty, with some watercolor which adds to the dreamy atmosphere of the book. Beautiful option for reading aloud. Sandra Wilson, Children's Author/Blogger/Performer High in the Sky by Kathleen Gauer is a really cute book. I read it with my 2 1/2 year old niece and she kept asking me to read it again. I enjoyed this story. It reminded me of the stories my grandparents used to tell about the days from their childhoods. On the lazy days my grandparents would go outside and play in their tire swings and dream. For hours, they were somewhere or someone else and then they would get up and go into the house and do chores. The words in the story flowed together very well. This book is written for a child a little older than 2 but my niece still enjoyed it. It is an easy book to discuss, which is why she was able to enjoy it. We also liked that at the end there was some parent/educator ideas. The pictures in this book are gorgeous. The illustrator did a fabulous job. Each picture went with the page as they were meant to. I would highly recommend this book without any hesitation. Sara Reber, Goodreads Reviewer

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Toronto children's author Kathleen Gauer writes books that encourage children to be imaginative, kind to others, and grateful. Published works include illustrated children's books HIGH IN THE SKY, FOR NO REASON, THE WISH CARVERS, BATHTIME FUN!, as well as poetry and magazine and newspaper articles. Kathleen worked as a contributing associate editor for a Toronto community focus magazine for 15 years and as an arts columnist for the Etobicoke Guardian newspaper. She retired as a special education teacher's assistant after working with the Toronto District School Board for 29 years. When not writing or reading, Kathleen enjoys spending time with her family and friends, yoga, hiking, knitting, golf, world travel, and choral singing. She also volunteers with IBBY Canada's Reading with Newcomer Children Program and does author visits and storytime programs in libraries and schools. Sari Richter completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing and Painting at the Ontario College of Art and Design University and a Masters Certification from the Toronto Arts Therapy Institute. She lives in Toronto with her family.She works in both digital and traditional drawing and painting media and looks forward to challenging commissions. Sari is also a published children's book author (I'll Know It When I See It), illustrator, storyboard artist and muralist. She has worked in the field of children's mental health as an art therapist and loves challenging drawing and painting commissions.

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