Bringing the Beach Home
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
A heartwarming picture book about the healing power of creativity and nature, Bringing the Beach Home follows a young child who finds calm and connection during a day at the shore—and learns how to carry that feeling home.
"Delicately warm and lovely. This is an understated yet graceful portrait of a child channeling negative feelings into something beautiful." —Kirkus Reviews
When the back-and-forth between Mom’s and Dad’s houses feels like too much, Rowan finds peace in the sounds of the waves and the feel of the sand. A wind chime made from collected beach treasures becomes a symbol of comfort, resilience, and the power of creating with our feelings.
This lyrical story supports emotional regulation and helps children process transitions through grounded, sensory storytelling.
What You’ll Love Inside:
• Nature as Comfort: Shows how the peace of the natural world can ease anxiety and foster connection.
• Creating with Our Feelings: Encourages emotional expression through imaginative, hands-on projects.
• Visual Beauty: Lush, expressive illustrations and a cover rich with detail and texture bring the beach—and Rowan’s journey—vividly to life.
• Family-Centered Resilience: Highlights the strength of family bonds and offers an empowering lens for children navigating shared custody or life’s many changes.
A powerful story that gives children tools to process change—and reminds them that they can carry peace within them wherever they go.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"We're always going back and forth," Rowan says wearily when Dad picks him up for the weekend. But the next day, the two head to the beach, where the shore's own "back and forth" gradually works its magic via the surf's calming rhythm ("The waves came in. The waves went out") and the breeze's swirling the sand. After a picnic, Dad playfully buries Rowan in sand and shells, which "hugged Rowan in a warm soft embrace" and makes the child feel "home." Back at Dad's house, the two create wind chimes from beach treasures, offering a reminder of the sensations Rowan has experienced that day—and a somatic experience of home. Spatter-textured, watercolor-like images by Penman (Biddy Mason Speaks Up) capture coastal light and hues as vividly as Rowan's blossoming joy and reconnection. Atkins (Calling All Future Voters!) writes a creativity- and sensory-oriented story that hints at how art and nature can serve as emotional anchors, offering continuity and renewal. The protagonists have pale skin. A note, "Creating with Our Feelings," concludes. Ages 4–8.
