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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Miffy at the Seaside
Author: Dick Bruna
Publisher: Farshore
Interest age: 2+
Reading age: 3+Toddlers will enjoy sharing this simple story about Miffy's day at the seaside
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To the Beach
Author: Thomas Docherty
Publisher: Templar
Interest age: 4months+
Reading age: 2+Lovely story of a boy using his imagination to go on a trip to the seaside
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Seaside Poems
Author: Jill Bennett Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Interest age: 5+
Reading age: 5+This is a delightful collection of seaside poems, beautifully illustrated by award-winning illustrator, Nick Sharratt.
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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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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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Fish Food
Author: Andy Mansfield Illustrator: Henning Lohlein
Publisher: Templar Publishing
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 4+A clever pop-up book about the underwater food chain.
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Out of the Blue
Author: Alison Jay
Publisher: Barefoot Books
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: n/a- A wordless book with unique, crackly illustrations about the mysteries of the sea.
- Tell a new story, in your own words, every time you share this book with your preschooler.
- With notes at the end about marine life, lighthouses and items that wash up on beaches.
