The sky’s no limit as the author-illustrator of The Dot and Ish winds up his Creatrilogy with a whimsical tale about seeing the world a new way.

Marisol loves to paint. So when her teacher asks her to help make a mural for the school library, she can’t wait to begin! But how can Marisol make a sky without blue paint? After gazing out the bus window and watching from her porch as day turns into night, she closes her eyes and starts to dream. . . . From the award-winning Peter H. Reynolds comes a gentle, playful reminder that if we keep our hearts open and look beyond the expected, creative inspiration will come.

Besides encouraging children to paint what they actually see rather than repeating the visual conventions they’ve learned, this original offering frames an apparent problem as a challenge with a simple solution. Rounding out the picture book series that began with THE DOT (2003), this fresh, whimsical picture book encourages the artist and the creative thinker in every child.
—Booklist (starred review)

Reynolds’s characteristically wispy and loose mixed-media art makes judicious use of color in a way that accentuates Marisol’s creativity. Once again, Reynolds’s message is to think outside the box, and Marisol’s efforts should encourage readers to do just that.
—Publishers Weekly

Peter H. Reynolds is a New York Times best-selling illustrator who has created many acclaimed books for children. In addition to his Creatrilogy — The Dot, Ish, and now Sky Color — he is the author-illustrator of Rose’s Garden, The North Star, and So Few of Me and the illustrator of Megan McDonald’s Judy Moody and Stink series. Born in Canada, Peter H. Reynolds now lives in Dedham, Massachusetts.



彼得·雷诺兹（Peter H.Reynolds）1961年出生于加拿大多伦多，著名童书作家、插画家。毕业于麻省理工学院艺术院，拥有自己的艺术工作室。雷诺兹的绘本作品风格独特、富有创意。代表作《点》曾荣获克里斯托弗大奖，多部作品荣登《纽约时报》图书畅销排行榜榜首。

继《点》、《有一天》、《味儿》之后，Peter H.Reynolds今年又出了一本好作品了——《Sky color》。

马里索尔喜欢画画。当她的老师要求她帮助学校图书馆的壁画，她迫不及待准备开始，但却发现缺了蓝色的水彩！马里索尔想怎样才能在没有蓝色的情况下花出天空来。放学回家路上，她凝视着车窗外；回家后站在门口望着天空；睡着了，她梦见了天空，天空也并不是都是蓝色的。第二天下雨了，天也不是蓝色的。并不是只有蓝色才能画出天空！她能画出什么样的天空呢？