At the seaside for younger ones
What's more fun than beach fun!? These books are packed full of seaside adventure and curiosity that any toddler or younger child will enjoy.
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Snap
Author: Margaret Mayo and Alex Ayliffe
Publisher: Orchard
Interest age: 0+
Reading age: 1+Watch out for the snapping sharks and dancing dolphins - a treat for all!
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Lucy and Tom at the Seaside
Author: Shirley Hughes
Publisher: Random House
Interest age: 3-6
Reading age: 5+Follow a happy family day out by the seaside as Tom and Lucy enjoy making sandcastles, looking in rock pools and going on a donkey ride
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Hot Dog
Author: Mark Sperring Illustrator: Sophie Corrigan
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Interest age: 4-5
Reading age: 4-5It’s a hot day and a lonely hot dog sausage watches the dogs playing on the beach with envy. How he wishes he could run and jump and chase his tail – if he had one.
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Toddle Waddle
Author: Julia Donaldson Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Macmillan Children's books
Interest age: 2+
Reading age: 5+An ideal book for sharing - babies will love imitating the sounds in the text and pointing out details in the illustrations.
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I Will Swim Next Time
Author: Emily Joof and Matilda Ruta
Publisher: Floris Books
Interest age: 2-3
A child begins their journey of experiencing water as a baby in their mother’s arms – but the sea is so big that they feel scared by it.
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Aqua Boy
Author: Ken Wilson-Max
Publisher: Otter-Barry Books
Interest age: 4-5
Aaron is scared of going under the water. But when he finds an octopus stranded on the beach, he must be brave. A gentle story about facing fears, and about ocean conservation.
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Who’s Hiding at the Seaside?
Author: Katharine McEwen
Publisher: Nosy Crow
Interest age: 2-5
A lovely addition to any little person’s blossoming bookshelf, this is a great way to learn about our country’s wildlife and the illustrations are a treat for tiny art lovers. Be warned though, you’ll want to collect the entire set from Nosy Crow and the National Trust!
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Off to the Beach!
Author: Child's Play Illustrator: Cocoretto
Publisher: Child's Play International
Interest age: 0-4
Child's Play continue to build on their range of truly inclusive and accessible books with this sensory gem. Off to the Beach! takes us on a tactile trip to the seaside.
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The Storm Whale
Author: Benji Davies
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Books
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 6+Noi finds a baby whale washed up on the beach after a storm and decides to take it home to care for it.
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Look Touch Learn: Sea (Tummy Time)
Author: Illustrator: Charlotte Archer
Publisher: Child’s Play
Interest age: 0-1
A wiggly, slippery fish, a knobbly spiny starfish and swaying rubbery seaweed are just a few interesting words to listen to and shapes to look at in this seaside-inspired book for babies.
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Dinos Don’t Give Up!
Author: Smriti Halls Illustrator: Richard Merritt
Publisher: Little Tiger
Interest age: 4-5
Reading age: 4-5Dinah the Diplodocus is a bit of a star: she finds everything easy, from baking to learning the alphabet. And, even though Dinah always wins at everything, she also has tons of friends because she’s nice enough to help others out when they don’t understand something, and she cheers them on when they do.
