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Captain Sky Blue

by Richard Egielski
32p. 978-0-54521-342-4.
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PreS-Gr 1—When Jack receives a toy pilot and an airplane kit for Christmas, he plays with them all year long, until an autumn storm blows Captain Sky Blue into the ocean. After an encounter with a whale and an iceberg, Sky finds himself back in Santa's headquarters. Helping the big man pilot his sleigh through fierce weather, he is finally reunited with Jack on Christmas morning. Yes, the plot is a bit choppy (that transition from ocean floor to Santa's toy factory, for instance) and underdeveloped, but the energetic text is full of colorful pilot terminology ("spooled up" for excited), and the large pages highlight Egielski's usual clean and colorful illustrations. Not an essential purchase, but fine for kids who are wired for action.—Eva Mitnick, Los Angeles Public Library
Jack builds an airplane from a kit for his "best toy pal," Captain Sky Blue. Boy and toy become separated after Sky's plane is struck by lightning. Sky parachutes out, falling into a place he recognizes. Egielski's art-deco depiction of Santa's workshop includes an elegant sleigh, whose piloting Sky takes over. Airplane aficionados or not, listeners will thrill to this exciting tale.
Reviewed by Eva Mitnick , Oct 01, 2010

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