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Take Your Kids to the Beach! (page 2)

Cover art for AT THE BEACH
CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2006
AT THE BEACH: POSTCARDS FROM CRABBY SPIT
by Roland Harvey, illustrated by Roland Harvey

Harvey offers a set of aerial beach scenes for less maniacal Where's Waldo? fans to pore over, featuring several dozen tiny vacationers sunning themselves, playing in the sand, visiting the nearby hamlet or generally mucking about. Read full book review >
Cover art for TO THE BEACH!
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2005
TO THE BEACH!
by Linda Ashman, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
"Wouldn't it be nice? (Picture book. 3-6)"
Who ever remembers to bring all that is needed for a day at the beach? Read full book review >
Cover art for GRANDMA’S BEACH
CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2004
GRANDMA’S BEACH
by Rosalind Beardshaw, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
"A subtle and positively uplifting duo that will easily help any child through those inevitable crestfallen moments in life. (Picture book. 3-5)"
Sometimes creative and inventive grandparents can provide the best solutions for the disappointments a child may encounter. Read full book review >
Cover art for ELINOR AND VIOLET: TWO NAUGHTY CHICKENS AT THE BEACH
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2003
ELINOR AND VIOLET: TWO NAUGHTY CHICKENS AT THE BEACH
by Patti Beling Murphy, illustrated by Patti Beling Murphy

They're back! Read full book review >
Cover art for BEACH DAY
CHILDREN'S
Released: March 19, 2001
BEACH DAY
by Karen Roosa, illustrated by Maggie Smith
"Over too soon. (Picture book. 3-6)"
It is a land and waterscape that reaches right down into our primordial souls—the beach, here given full iconic treatment. Read full book review >
Cover art for BEACH PLAY
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 1998
BEACH PLAY
by Marsha Hayles, illustrated by Hideko Takahashi
"In a generous final touch, tucked away on the copyright page in the back, the message in the bottle is revealed: It's a note sent from the other side of the ocean, from a child in search of a pen pal, and signed "Hideko." (Picture book. 4-9)"
Hayles's salute to a day at the beach is tendered in short, high-stepping rhymes: "Splashing/Dashing/Big wave crashing." Read full book review >