Saving Sinbad!

Foreman's latest picture book is dedicated to the crew of the St Ives lifeboat, and tells a story of wreck and rescue. The charming twist is that it is told from the point of view of a builder's dog, who rescues another dog after the lifeboat is launched. Much of the action is observed from the church roof which the builder is restoring, or from the vantage points of the steep streets and coastal slopes of the town, affording us blue-drenched sea and sky vistas, and a sense of the beauty and vulnerability of the place. This is a visually pleasing book that tells a good story, as well as incorporating a little joke on the penultimate page.