A young boy watches the grown-ups in his village go about their work. Everyone is busy: the blacksmith, the boat-builder, the baker. But most important of all, he thinks, are the fishermen who bring in the catch. The boy's father is a baker, but he wants to be a daring fisherman when he grows up, brave enough to sail through stormy seas. He asks his father, Have you ever been to sea? An atmospheric look at a traditional way of life, and a timeless reminder that everyone is important, no matter how seemingly small their role.
A lyrical, richly illustrated storybook about community and family - set against the backdrop of a seaside fishing village.
If you keep walking over the hills and across the fields, you will come to the edge, where the land meets the sea. And on this edge lies a village. This is my home.
Paula White grew up by the sea in Suffolk. She has worked as an artist and textile designer for many years, and was also a lecturer in Visual Studies, teaching drawing and printmaking. In 2018 she graduated from the Children's Book Illustration MA at the Cambridge School of Art with distinction. The Baker by the Sea was the overall winner of the 2019 Templar Illustration Award.
