All You Need for a Beach

by Alice Schertle, Barbara Lavallee (Illustrator)

Overview

There's nothing quite like a day at the beach! And Alice Schertle and Barbara Lavallee's clever companion to All You Need for a Snowman is the perfect recipe for fun in the sun. Plant a yellow umbrella in the sand, roll out a beach towel, and pour a glass of frosty lemonade. . . .

But wait! What's the most important part of a beach? A surprise ending will inspire young adventurers everywhere to don their shades and head for the beach.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780547564289
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	05/01/2004
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	54 MB
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Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

ALICE SCHERTLE is an acclaimed poet with many picture books to her credit, including Down the Road, illustrated by E. B. Lewis, and William and Grandpa, illustrated by Lydia Dabcovich, which received the Christopher Medal. She lives in the Berkshires of Massachusetts.

BARBARA LAVALLEE is an artist and illustrator best known for Mama, Do You Love Me?, written by Barbara M. Joosse. She lives in Alaska.

Editorial Reviews

Kids trade their winter coats for swimsuits in All You Need for a Beach by Alice Schertle, illus. by Barbara Lavallee. As in their All You Need for a Snowman, author and artist evoke an experience as an accretion of "necessary" details-and children. "One grain of sand, like the smallest seed, one tiny grain, that's all you need for a beach!" the text declares. Subsequent admonitions ("Wait!"; "But") lead to additional beach necessities such as the sun, toys, snacks, sea birds and, of course, the ocean. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

PreS-In the same playful, rhyming style as in this pair's All You Need for a Snowman (Harcourt, 2002), this story unfolds. "One grain of sand/like the smallest seed,/-that's all you need/for a beach!/Except for/-Trillions of grains of sand,/and EACH/is one small piece/of your very own beach!" Add to that sun, birds, water, balls, umbrellas, towels, lemonade, and "YOU!" Children will delight in the exuberance of the text and the vibrant illustrations that bring all of the sights, smells, and textures to life. The characters in the gouache-and-watercolor illustrations are similar to those in Snowman, but they have a wonderful, soft quality that perfectly conveys the hazy lazy joy of being at the shore. A good choice for reading aloud.-Genevieve Gallagher, Orange County Public Library, VA Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

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