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28 pp.
| Chronicle |
May, 2015 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4521-2408-7$16.99
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Illustrated by
Amy June Bates.
In this dreamlike description of a family's annual summer vacation at a beach house, short, simple rhyming phrases capture the family's feelings and events of the day: "Breathe salt air. / Squint at the sun. / Hot-foot hopping. / Squeal and run." Bates's airy watercolor and pencil illustrations contribute to the carefree, whimsical feeling, leaving readers dreaming about their next beach day.