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In the Catalog
Abuelo, the Sea, and Me
Ismée Williams
Season by season, a young girl walks with her abuelo along the beach as he shares stories about his life in Havana.
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Big Family Beach Day
Nina Crews
Maya and her extended intergenerational family enjoy their annual trip to the beach.
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A Day at the Beach With the Very Hungry Caterpillar
Megan Roth
The Very Hungry Caterpillar discovers fun things to do at the beach including playing with beach toys, collecting seashells, and splashing in the water.
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A Day for Sandcastles
JonArno Lawson
A wordless picture book that celebrates creative problem-solving, teamwork, and the sun-splashed wonder of a day at the beach.
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Find Spot at the Beach
A Lift-the-flap Book
Eric Hill
It’s time to decorate a sandcastle on the beach… but where’s Spot? Peek behind each flap and discover lots of fun surprises!
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Little Houses
Kevin Henkes
A young girl visiting her grandparents at the beach stays in a little house and walks along the shore gathering seashells, wondering about the creatures who used to live in each shell, about the hidden treasures of the sea–and about the world.
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Off to the Beach
Cocoretto
Uses high-contrast tactile illustrations, rhyming text, and page numbers and selected words that are both printed and in braille to turn a visit to the beach into a sensory experience which can be enjoyed by all children whether they are sighted, partially sighted, or blind. Includes one illustration with pull tabs and another with a lift-the-flap.
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Our Pebbles
Jarvis
“Grandad always knows the best way to go to Pebble Beach. As they climb the dunes, he and his grandchild can smell the sea before they see it. There they meet a seal and find old pirate wood. They have melty ice cream. And every time, before saying goodbye to the beach, they each pick a pebble. ‘Do you know this pebble is older than me?’ Grandad says with a twinkle in his eye”– Provided by publisher
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Sand Cakes
K. George
A fun day at the beach leads to all kinds of ‘delicious’ baked creations–cakes, pies, buns, rolls, tarts and cream puffs–but nobody wants to eat our intrepid little ‘baker’s’ sandy sweets! Even though every morsel has been ingeniously crafted with love and incredible creativity, everyone responds with polite ‘No, thank yous’ across the board–not even the seagulls are interested in these sandy sweets. No one, that is, until the Sea, creeping ever closer, decides to rush in for a big bite!
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Splash!
Leslie Patricelli
Baby and their new friend take in a day at the beach.