Children's Picture Books - The Boy from the Sun

Three sad children, sitting on a sidewalk, are shown the beauty of the world by a child with a glowing yellow head who drops out of the sky. He takes them on a journey through a fantastic forest and he leaves them in a state of serenity.

The boy from the sun is primarily a celebration of the divintiy in nature, with the value of human life resonating throughout. There is also a mild criticism of aspects of ourselves. The story is presented as if drawn by a child, then it explodes with a child's imagination drawn with the technical abilities of an adult artist without the loss of the child's wonder and drive.

I have counted over twenty possible signifying moments in my life as a child and as an adult that may have inspired the book. It seems that everything came together when I was receptive one morning. Sunlight burst through my bedroom window to wake me. I hopped out of bed and within ten minutes had the story and roughs sketched out.

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