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Under the Same Sky
Two children on opposite sides of the world crave friendship. Is it possible to be friends across the miles?
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May 1, 2020Read via Story Time Online with Tom Hardy
May 20, 2021
Under the same sky, but worlds apart; this book tells the story of how love and friendship can bridge the space between continents to lighten the skies of our life.
Beautiful soft pencil and watercolour illustrations bring to life the light and darks of this world.
Friendship knows no boundaries and love can span the universe; all you need is someone under the same sky.
Beautiful soft pencil and watercolour illustrations bring to life the light and darks of this world.
Friendship knows no boundaries and love can span the universe; all you need is someone under the same sky.
September 14, 2019
Is it possible to enjoy a friendship with someone who is on the other side of the world to you? This beautiful story shows that you can, it just takes a little more work and ingenuity. Stunning cover and illustrations and prose that complements them lyrically.
May 3, 2020
A friend looks up to the sky wondering what another friend is doing.
One friend then decides to send a surprise. This story teaches us that although we might be very far away from those we love, there is always a way for us to show them that we are thinking about them.
One friend then decides to send a surprise. This story teaches us that although we might be very far away from those we love, there is always a way for us to show them that we are thinking about them.
June 7, 2020
A very lovely story, with wonderful illustrations, about two friends, who are separated by a large distance, who take the time to send each other little gifts, to show they care, and brighten each other’s days. It was a nice story and we really liked it.
August 19, 2020
I’m not sure if I really understand this book. It was about two kids on the opposite side of the planet because it is morning for one of them, and night time for the other. However, I just don’t get the meaning behind the text. Maybe some people would like this book, but it just wasn’t for me.
August 18, 2022
I read " Happiness is a cloud" by Robert Vescio (not listed on goodreads). It was a great book that talks about emotions and how they can come and go just like clouds. It helps children identify what makes them happy.
May 29, 2020
*received for free from netgalley for honest review* Really love the art in this book! its beautiful, very cute story as well but the art is really awesome!
June 16, 2020
This is a sweet story of two children longing for friendship from the opposite ends of the world. Chance happening they become connected. It is a nice, simple story with beautiful illustrations.
January 27, 2021
A sweet book about how no matter how far apart we may be from someone, there is always something we can do to show them we care.
December 4, 2021
funny i stood at the library shelf and started reading it HAHHA i mean sure it was cute??? BUT THEN ERMS i also didn't completely get it like WHERE DID this girl come from dude
May 23, 2022
A sweet story about friendship that spans distance.
This would be useful to share with children during PSHE. It could also be used to reflect on the pandemic.
A good book for KS1.
This would be useful to share with children during PSHE. It could also be used to reflect on the pandemic.
A good book for KS1.
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October 29, 2024Read by Tom Hardy:
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February 21, 2025
Beautiful story about looking at the sky, stars, moon, sun, clouds...to be closer to friends far away.
May 12, 2025
I listened to this book read by Tom Hardy. WOW! How totally wonderful.
May 16, 2025
Couldn’t sleep, so I listened to Tom Hardy read this bedtime story…🙂
January 25, 2020
Beautiful picture book. My full review is here: https://vsviewfromthebookshelves.home...
August 19, 2019
If you're the type to pick a picture book by its cover, you'd find it hard to walk past Under the Same Sky. Its sumptuous velvety blue cover is bedecked with shining rose gold stars in the same glinting foil as the looping title. Stars shoot through the night sky although we don't yet know what they might portend.
Once inside we are plunged into the worlds of two young children who despite living on opposite sides of the world share a common wish - to share their lives as friends. It's an immense concept, wanting and waiting for someone when you are so very far away from them. This story about a city-dwelling nameless boy and countryside nameless girl, explores the desire to reduce distance with metaphoric reality.
The boy draws on figurative comparison - like the sun and moon...always seeking...the sky and the sea...always apart - in an effort to understand his situation. The longing is always there but so is the separation until realisation dawns and with a bit of creativity and the pull and push of the universe, surprises eventuate.
This is a tender story of reaching out, exploring possibilities, and fashioning hope into solutions. It honours friendship in the loudest of ways with whisper quiet narrative and soft tender brushstrokes. Vescio allows galaxies of space for Johnston to work her admirable magic, never overstating the the story or the characters' yearning, permitting us to soak up every sublime detail of Johnston's heart-melting illustrations. Many spreads are flooded with sweeping open space cultivating feelings of endlessness and distance so effectively, we can almost feel the course of the ocean breeze against our cheeks.
Under the Same Sky suggests we are all the same and that we needn't live next door to one another to enjoy true enduring friendship. As the gorgeous sub-characters portray, we might be chicken lovers or fans of pigeons but deep down our shared desire to soar above prejudice and difference is what ultimately brings us closer together. An outstanding creation from a new picture book duo.
Once inside we are plunged into the worlds of two young children who despite living on opposite sides of the world share a common wish - to share their lives as friends. It's an immense concept, wanting and waiting for someone when you are so very far away from them. This story about a city-dwelling nameless boy and countryside nameless girl, explores the desire to reduce distance with metaphoric reality.
The boy draws on figurative comparison - like the sun and moon...always seeking...the sky and the sea...always apart - in an effort to understand his situation. The longing is always there but so is the separation until realisation dawns and with a bit of creativity and the pull and push of the universe, surprises eventuate.
This is a tender story of reaching out, exploring possibilities, and fashioning hope into solutions. It honours friendship in the loudest of ways with whisper quiet narrative and soft tender brushstrokes. Vescio allows galaxies of space for Johnston to work her admirable magic, never overstating the the story or the characters' yearning, permitting us to soak up every sublime detail of Johnston's heart-melting illustrations. Many spreads are flooded with sweeping open space cultivating feelings of endlessness and distance so effectively, we can almost feel the course of the ocean breeze against our cheeks.
Under the Same Sky suggests we are all the same and that we needn't live next door to one another to enjoy true enduring friendship. As the gorgeous sub-characters portray, we might be chicken lovers or fans of pigeons but deep down our shared desire to soar above prejudice and difference is what ultimately brings us closer together. An outstanding creation from a new picture book duo.
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