BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS

Take Your Kids to the Beach! (page 3)

CHILDREN'S

Released: March 1, 1998

OUT OF THE OCEAN

by Debra Frasier, illustrated by Debra Frasier

"The value of this treasure hunter's appreciation is in the notion that real "treasure" is in the looking. (Picture book. 6-9)"

Relief for the land-locked comes in the form of this book, which delivers the salt smells and sea sounds that accompany beachcombers right to readers' laps. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: April 1, 1996

BEACH BUNNY

by Jennifer Selby, illustrated by Jennifer Selby

"It almost need not be said—children will love him, too. (Picture book. 2-6)"

For her first picture-book solo, Selby (In the Still of the Night, 1994) creates bold, colorful graphics that will be popular with the point-and-name set. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: May 30, 1992

THE SEASHORE BOOK

by Charlotte Zolotow, illustrated by Wendell Minor

"A graceful, handsomely produced tribute to a favorite childhood experience. (Picture book. 3-8)"

Responding to her son's questions, a mother describes the sea he has never seen—what it's like to run in the surf in the early morning mist, marvel at the "smooth, pearly pink" of a shell, observe the sea birds, or feel the sun's warmth and the waves' chill. Read full book review >