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K-3
Illustrated by
Steve Björkman.
Warm, loose-lined ink and watercolor illustrations accompany the teen sisters' original song about fun at the beach. It works better as a song, but plenty of sisterly affection shines through text and images. The funny ending is both a surprise and perfectly in keeping with the chorus: "Just use your imagination / You can have a dream vacation / In the waves, in the water."