Beach House
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
A long, long drive.
It's been a year
of dreaming, waiting.
Now, summer's here.
In a funny and heartfelt celebration of family, vacations, and the joy of the sea, Deanna Caswell and Amy June Bates capture the essence of summer—building sand castles, jumping the waves, and watching the stars come out after a long day at the beach—and the love that warms every moment. Plus, this is the fixed format version, which will look almost identical to the print version. Additionally for devices that support audio, this ebook includes a read-along setting.
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After a long drive from their suburban neighborhood, a family of five arrives at an idyllic cottage that rests on a quiet section of beachfront. Once they have unpacked, they schlep their beach supplies to the sand: "Goggles, swimmies,/ masks, and fins./ Buckets, shovels./ Fun begins!" writes Caswell (Train Trip) in punchy rhymes. Throughout the day, the family members a young mother and father, two boys, a girl, and their small dog splash in the waves, build sand castles, fly kites, dig for clams, and roast hotdogs over a fire. Bates's (Sweet Dreams) light-filled watercolor and pencil illustrations have a languidness that emphasizes basking in the pleasures of the moment. After a cozy bedtime routine, the youngest boy and the black-and-white pup gaze out the window at the moonlit waves: "Ocean hushes,/ palm trees sway./ Tomorrow's just/ a sleep away." Author and artist convey the breathless joy of a day spent at the ocean and the assurance that there will be more to come in this warm celebration of the family vacation. Ages 3 5.
