Overview
There's nothing quite like a day at the beach! And Alice Schertle and Barbara Lavallee's clever companion to All You Need for a Snowman is the perfect recipe for fun in the sun. Plant a yellow umbrella in the sand, roll out a beach towel, and pour a glass of frosty lemonade. . . .
But wait! What's the most important part of a beach? A surprise ending will inspire young adventurers everywhere to don their shades and head for the beach.
Rhyming text describes items essential for fun at the beach, from the first grain of sand, to a beach umbrella, to a bucket and shovel, to the waves rolling in to tickle your toes.
Synopsis
There's nothing quite like a day at the beach! And Alice Schertle and Barbara Lavallee's clever companion to All You Need for a Snowman is the perfect recipe for fun in the sun. Plant a yellow umbrella in the sand, roll out a beach towel, and pour a glass of frosty lemonade. . . .
But wait! What's the most important part of a beach? A surprise ending will inspire young adventurers everywhere to don their shades and head for the beach.
Publishers Weekly
Kids trade their winter coats for swimsuits in All You Need for a Beach by Alice Schertle, illus. by Barbara Lavallee. As in their All You Need for a Snowman, author and artist evoke an experience as an accretion of "necessary" details-and children. "One grain of sand, like the smallest seed, one tiny grain, that's all you need for a beach!" the text declares. Subsequent admonitions ("Wait!"; "But") lead to additional beach necessities such as the sun, toys, snacks, sea birds and, of course, the ocean. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
Editorials
Publishers Weekly
Kids trade their winter coats for swimsuits in All You Need for a Beach by Alice Schertle, illus. by Barbara Lavallee. As in their All You Need for a Snowman, author and artist evoke an experience as an accretion of "necessary" details-and children. "One grain of sand, like the smallest seed, one tiny grain, that's all you need for a beach!" the text declares. Subsequent admonitions ("Wait!"; "But") lead to additional beach necessities such as the sun, toys, snacks, sea birds and, of course, the ocean. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.Children's Literature
Are you dying to get to a beach? Have you forgotten what the sand between your toes feels like on a hot summer day? Or maybe you are a young reader and you have never been to a beach? Then this is the book for you! All you need for a beach is this charming, summer book filled with beautiful, soft, illustrations that give the true sense of sand between your toes. The repetition will have younger readers asking for the story again and again, until the text is memorized. The layout of the story is unique as words located at the bottom of each page prompt the reader to keep turning the page. However, the best part of the story is the toes that tickle in the waves. So, get going! All you need for a good beach book for young readers is this one! 2004, Harcourt Inc, Ages 3 to 5.—Mindy Hardwick