The Beach Educational Books, Toys

Sea Animals Floor Puzzle

by Crocodile Creek

For ages 2-6 years

There's something delicious about a rainy summer afternoon. Time to take a break from the sun and the rushing about, and curl up with your little ones for some quieter moments. Working on a puzzle (read more)

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Sneakers, The Seaside Cat

by Margaret Wise Brown

For ages 2-6 years

This recent release adapts one of Brown's manuscripts to wonderful effect. Cat lovers young and old will be especially entranced by this tale of a kitty's discovery of the seashore. Anyone who has (read more)

Beach Day

by Karen Roosa

For ages 3 - 6 years / Ages 4-8

In this charming picture book, a cheerful family tumbles out of the car and onto the beach, ready for a perfect day. Buoyant verse just right for reading aloud and bright, playful illustrations (read more)

At the Beach

by Anne Rockwell

For ages 3 - 6 years / Ages 4-8

There's so much to do at the beach! There are sand castles to build, seashells to gather, sandpipers to run with, and a picnic lunch to enjoy in the shade of a bright beach umbrella.Anne and Harlow (read more)

All you Need for a Beach

by Alice Schertle

For ages 1-6 years

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 (read more)

Sea, Sand, Me!

by Patricia Hubbell

For ages 1-6 years

A day at the beach! What could be more perfect? Gulls "squawk-squawking," seaweed in your hair, sandcastles to build, a sea to splash in, and a pal to share it all with. A little girl basks in the (read more)

What Lives in a Shell?

by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld

For ages 1-6 years

What makes a shell like a house?A house is a home for you, a nest is a home for a bird, and a cave is a home for a bear. But for some animals a shell is a home. Snails and turtles and crabs and (read more)