Ocean Lullaby

by Laura McGee Kvasnosky, Kate Harvey McGee (Illustrator)

Overview

A soft and soothing good night journey through an ocean filled with sleepy sea creatures, perfect for bedtime in the summer or year-round.

The sun is setting. The waves are gently lapping at the shore. It's time for all the ocean creatures to rest. Whales, turtles, dolphins, and more drift and doze. And as the tide pools catch the light of the moon and the stars glowing above, a mother and her baby listen to the soft sounds of the ocean lullaby . . .

Shhh, hush. Shhh, hush. The ocean's soothing song. Shhh, hush. Shhh, hush. We can sing along.

Praise for Ocean Lullaby:

"A delightful winding-down story after a busy day at the beach—or anywhere." —Kirkus Reviews

"This dreamy paean to the ocean’s mesmerizing influence [is] guaranteed to soothe little ones at bedtime." —Booklist

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593118016
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	05/18/2021
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.34(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.32(d)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Laura McGee Kvasnosky (lmkbooks.com) grew up in Northern California. She is the author of the Zelda and Ivy books, one of which won dual Golden Kite Honor Awards in 1999 from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), and the American Library Association's 2007 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award as America's most distinguished book for beginning readers published that year. Along with Kate Harvey McGee, she is also the author of Squeak! and Little Wolf's First Howling, which won the Margaret Wise Brown Honor Book Award for children's literature text. Laura lives in Seattle.

Kate Harvey McGee is a celebrated fine artist who specializes in pastel landscapes. Her work has been exhibited widely in the Pacific Northwest. With Laura McGee Kvasnosky, she is the illustrator of Squeak! and Little Wolf's First Howling. Kate lives in Oregon.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Ocean Lullaby: 

"A delightful winding-down story after a busy day at the beach—or anywhere." —Kirkus Reviews

"This dreamy paean to the ocean’s mesmerizing influence [is] guaranteed to soothe little ones at bedtime." —Booklist

From the Publisher

2021-03-02
The newest collaboration by sisters Kvasnosky and McGee takes readers on an evening stroll to the beach and a dive underwater in the nighttime ocean.

The sun sinks toward a distant horizon while a racially diverse group of family and friends sings along at a seaside picnic. Young and old enjoy the music, and a child sits and listens in mother’s lap “as they rock to ocean sounds.” The sun begins to set, and the mother’s words echo the lapping of the waves as she sings a lullaby. “Shhh hush. Shhh hush. We can sing along.” Below the waves and under the darkening water, Kvasnosky’s lulling verse continues, “the big whales doze,” and “turtles float and shut their eyes.” Floating peacefully, “dolphins drift and mantas glide / through the rocking, rolling tide.” Twilight turns tide pools golden. The encroaching nightfall slows everything down, and baby falls asleep on mother’s shoulder. “You, my sweet, my sleepy child, / rest here in my arms awhile. / As the new moon rides the sky, / dream the ocean lullaby.” With the crescent moon (not, some will quibble, a new moon) and stars overhead and the waves kissing the beach, she sings to her child. (Both present White.) Soft and rich pastels are emboldened with black outlines, creating a pleasing graphic background for this peaceful, sleepytime poem. (This book was reviewed digitally with 9-by-19-inch double-page spreads viewed at 42.1% of actual size.)

A delightful winding-down story after a busy day at the beach—or anywhere. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews