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Hello, Ocean!
  • Published: 1 July 2026
  • ISBN: 9780593625248
  • Imprint: Rocky Pond Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $50.00

Hello, Ocean!

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A day at the beach is full of celebration, helping out, and especially discovery in this energetic and beautiful new book by the New York Times bestselling creator of My Heart and The Book of Mistakes.

Hello, sand. Hello, toes. Hello, ocean. Hello, hello, hello!

In this glowing portrait of beachtime joy, a girl greets the many things she encounters, celebrating them all. Razor clams and sand dollars, the splish and splash of water, logs and dune grass and . . . uh-oh, garbage too. When she discovers a knotted pile of debris, she and her parents work to get it cleaned up, then go on with their busy, happy day at the shore.
  • Published: 1 July 2026
  • ISBN: 9780593625248
  • Imprint: Rocky Pond Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $50.00
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About the author

Corinna Luyken

Corinna Luyken is the author-illustrator of Abc and You and Me; The Tree in Me (an NCTE Notable Poetry Book and Indie Bestseller); My Heart (A New York Times Best Seller); and The Book of Mistakes (which The Wall Street Journal called “sublime”). She is also the illustrator of In the Dark (Aug 2023) and Nothing in Common, both written by Kate Hoefler; Patchwork (A New York Times and Kirkus Best Picture Book of 2022), written by Matt de la Peña; Something Good and Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse, both written by Marcy Campbell; and Weird Little Robots, written by Carolyn Crimi. She was raised in Oregon, California, and Hawaii; and studied dance improvisation, poetry, and printmaking at Middlebury College in Vermont. She now lives in Western Washington, near the Salish Sea, where she also likes to dig in the dirt, surf, and read with a cat (or two) on her lap.
portrait photo of Corinna Luyken

Also by Corinna Luyken

Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse
The Arguers
In the Dark
ABC and You and Me
Retazos
Patchwork
The Tree in Me
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Praise for Hello, Ocean!


Accolades for Corinna Luyken

The Arguers
"Luyken’s storytelling charms with whimsy and dry wit, and her illustrations steal the show . . . Thoroughly enchanting."—Kirkus
"Gloriously rendered . . . This is art that can be pored over time and time again . . . Strangely beautiful."—Booklist

The Tree in Me
NCTE Notable Poetry Book
Indie Bestseller 
Original Art Show selection

My Heart
New York Times Best Seller
PNBA Book Award Winner
Indie Next List Pick (Top 10)
Nerdies Best Picture Books of the Year
Book Page Best of the Year
Brain Pickings Best Books of the Year

The Book of Mistakes
New York Public Library Best Books of the Year
NPR Best of the Year
PNBA Book Award Winner
Nerdies Best Picture Books of the Year
Boston Globe Best of the Year