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  • Published: 18 September 2017
  • ISBN: 9781580897877
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $39.99

The Seashore Book




A classic summer picture book by two masters, reissued and redesigned for contemporary audiences.

A summer classic by two masters, reissued and redesigned for contemporary audiences.

Wendell Minor’s elegant artwork and Charlotte Zolotow’s simple, evocative prose brings a day at the beach vividly to life as a boy and his mother imagine what it would be like to spend a day at the seashore. Hunting for seashells and building sandcastles, this tribute to the power of imagination and the tenderness of a mother-child connection is also a sweet ode to summer's greatest pastimes. Perfect for storytime or bedtime.

  • Published: 18 September 2017
  • ISBN: 9781580897877
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $39.99

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Praise for The Seashore Book

Praise for The Seashore Book (previously released in 1992 by HarperCollins)

  • Notable 1992 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)
  • Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1992 (NSTA/CBC)
  • A Reading Rainbow Selection
  • "Minor's crisply detailed watercolors evoke place with imaginative accuracy and visual grace, and Zolotow's spare, poetic text provides a lyrical and nostalgic paean to the wonders of seaside life."--Publisher's Weekly
  • "Zolotow carefully chooses her words to create a poem full of the colors, sounds, and sights of a day at the beach."--Kirkus