I, Sea is a short book where a teeny story about a pirate is told using two homonyms, I and Sea. I really like the concept of the book and its presentation. As an adult, it is fun to guess which words would be used next and how the story will go ahead. I’m not too sure if little ones will be that interested in the concept. 

The book should work better for slightly older kids, though they might want something more than variations of just two sounds. However… 

The illustrations are wonderful. I don’t know what the style is called but it is absolutely amazing. I’ve been imagining how the illustrations would pop out in the physical copy and have different textures to suit the storyline. 

Each page looks like it has colored art paper cut into shapes and glued in layers to create a textured feeling. So you have pictures that stand out in 3D (with soft shadows on the sides) and look like a perfectly done school project. 

The color scheme is bright, cheerful, and vibrant. I could go through the book just to trace the detailing on each page. The tiger (kitty) has a crab, maybe as a pet or friend, and that little crab manages to give several expressions over the pages. How cool is that? 

We also have a doctor elephant (a darling) and some aquatic animals flaunting their colors toward the end. 

To summarize, I, Sea has a cool concept (from an adult perspective) and some wow illustrations you have to see. Grab this book for those pictures (I hope the physical copy has textured pages). 

I received an ARC from NetGalley and Owlkids Books and am voluntarily leaving a review. 

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