Beach Books: Picture Books

Before you head out the door to the beach, you might want to share these books.

A Beach Tail by Karen Lynn Williams, illus. by Floyd Cooper, Boyds Mills Press, 2010, 32 pp. Ages: 4-8. A young boy, Gregory, and his dad are enjoying the beach, when Gregory is inspired to draw a lion in the sand. The lion's tail leads him farther and farther away from his dad as he explores the beach and beach life when he suddenly realizes that his dad is no longer behind him. He follows the lion's tail back to his dad where they are happily reunited. The illustrations are gorgeous.




The Boy on the Beach by Niki Daly, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 32 pp. Ages: 4-8. OP.A young boy is happy to go to the beach with his parents. But once he is there, he is afraid of the giant waves. He wanders off to find his own excitement, exploring an abandoned boat, when he suddenly feels lost and lonely. A "cool" lifeguard rescues him, taking him back to his parents. He finishes the day by sharing a giant ice cream cone with the lifeguard, Speedo, writing his name in the sand, and taking one more plunge into the giant ocean waves.


The Friend by Sarah Stewart, illus. by David Small, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2004, 48 pp. Ages: 4-8. A young girl is left with the family's housekeeper as her wealthy parents go off to do their thing. Through the week the young girl does her best to help with the daily chores and when they finish their chores they go down to the beach to relax. One day, the adventurous little girl goes down to the beach by herself and her ball drifts off to sea. Her housekeeper rescues her just in the nick of time.



  Paddington at the Beach or Paddington at the Seaside These are two different books. Paddington learns about the beach in these tales. Paddington at the Beach involves pesky seagulls. In Paddington at the Seaside, Paddington interrupts a Punch and Judy show.







D.W. All Wet D.W. All Wet Arthur's sister, D.W., does not like the beach and is determined to let everyone know it. But Arthur does his best to change her mind.





 



 Tom and Pippo on the Beach Tom and Pippo on the Beach Tom needs a hat at the beach. When his dad makes Pippo one too, he likes that one better.






Yellow Ball by Molly Bang. Not so much a book about the beach, but about a ball that drifts out to sea and experiences many adventures.

Happy Reading!

More!
Updated 7/23/2010

All You Need for a Beach A simple book for little ones that describes a beach with a bouncy rhythm and a happy rhyme.







Beach Day A preschool age book with colorful pictures that describes what happens at the beach.




Those Summers Cousins and their families spend the summer at the beach.






Still More! Updated 8/6/2010
 Sea, Sand, Me! Bouncy rhythms and catchy rhymes take us to the beach and fun in the sun.







Sandcastle by Mick Inkpen. A simple story with an unusual twist.







Beach Day! What happens when we get sidetracked.