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Flotsam: A Caldecott Award Winner

by David Wiesner

A camera washed ashore opens a window to the deep

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    Caldecott Medal winner

    Source describes the book as a Caldecott Medal winner.

  • Bestseller

    New York Times bestseller

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  • Author recognition

    Two-time Caldecott Honor recipient

    The source states that David Wiesner has received the Caldecott Honor twice.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A camera washed ashore opens a window to the deep

A boy collecting objects cast up by the sea finds a barnacle-covered underwater camera, turning an ordinary beach outing into an encounter with mysteries beneath the waves. The camera’s images connect the discovery to people across time, while unexpected sea creatures and layered underwater worlds extend the book’s imaginative scope. The premise links curiosity and close observation with the impulse to share surprising finds. It is a picture-book fantasy built around visual discovery, with the beach and the ocean depths framing its exploration of connection and wonder.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 interested in imaginative picture-book fantasy
  • Young readers who enjoy ocean settings and unusual discoveries
  • Families seeking a picture book about curiosity and sharing

Themes

ImaginationCuriosity and discoveryHuman connection across timeSharing

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Book overview

In this extraordinary Caldecott Medal winner and New York Times bestseller by David Wiesner, a beach day is the springboard to a wildly imaginative exploration of fantastical mysteries of the deep--and of human connections through time.

A young boy comes to the beach eager to collect and examine flotsam--anything floating that has been washed ashore. But nothing among his usual finds compares with the discovery of a barnacle-encrusted underwater camera with its own secrets to share...and to keep.

Meet unexpected underseas denizens and enter fascinating worlds within worlds in this entrancing celebration of imagination, creativity, and the impulse to share that which delights and amazes us.

A beautiful picture book by a master of the form, David Wiesner, who has been awarded the Caldecott Medal three times and the Caldecott Honor twice.

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