KIDS

From what to wear (a bathing suit, of course!) to what to expect (no, your teacher will not be a mermaid), 3, 2, 1 Jump! covers the what if's and how to's of getting in the pool for the first time. There's a lot to worry about (can I be sucked in the filter?) and even more to be excited about (when can I wear flippers?), and our narrator has thought of everything. By the time she's ready, you to will want to jump in!

It's beach day in Soggy Hollow! Everyone is enjoying fun in the sun - everyone, that is, except for Bruce. It's too hot, too sandy, and too windy! Bruce's favorite thing about summer? Doing nothing. In the shade. Where it's cool. Bruce's second favorite thing about summer? When it turns to fall.

This picture book distills the essence of summer at the beach-sticky with salt, sandy feet, waves hush-hushing and a shell under the pillow.

This photo essay explains the basic changes to the natural world that come in summer and note summer activities children enjoy.

Take a walk through the summer season in this warmly illustrated book. What do you love about summer? Do you enjoy the longer days of sunshine and playing outside? Perhaps you like the foods we eat in summer, such as ice cream.

Determined to build the biggest, fanciest, most excellent sandcastle to impress her sister, Jules is foiled again and again by the ocean. ________ Grades K-1.

Luna Giraffe has the fantastic idea to spend an afternoon playing at the beach. Fantastic except for one little detail ... Llama Llama can't swim! So he does what any frightened little Llama would do: He asks his mama for help. Can Mama Llama's swimming lessons help Llama overcome his fear of the ocean, or will he be stuck on the shore all summer?

Mama takes her two daughters to the library every summer to pick out books about Black people so they can see the struggles, strength, and hope of people who look like them.

From catching fireflies to going to the zoo to learning how to swim, there are so many summer activities to look forward to. This bright, engaging adaptation of The Twelve Days of Christmas celebrates and rewards a productive school year with all the adventures that the summer months have to offer.

A picture book about a girl who spends the summer with her family at a lake and learns to become more self-reliant.

A young boy enjoys spending a day at the beach with his family.

Nora loves spending summers with Lola at her sari-sari store, a treasure trove filled with everything you could need, from hair accessories to toys, creamy yema to sour tamarind candy. And this year, Nora is big enough to help her grandmother. But when a heat wave strikes and no one comes to the store, Nora worries that she won't get to spend the rest of the summer with her lola--until she gets a sweet idea. After all, the mangoes on the tree outside are finally ripe, and with a bit of measuring, mixing, and a good deal of tasting, Nora and Lola have a refreshing way to bring people together--and to the sari-sari store.

Owl and friends gathering up gifts of love from the woodlands to honor the shining spirits of new life on the longest day of the year.

A variety of animals with different anxieties about going off to summer camp receive reassurance in this story about going to a new place.

Two children notice all the beautiful colors that surround them on a rainy summer day out in the country.

Ravi spends summer vacation with his cousins sharing in all their favorite activities, including eating ice cream.

Follows a young girl enjoying fun and exciting activities on a perfect summer day.

Illustrations and easy-to-read text introduce the colors, songs, and activities of summer.

Bo, a Potawatomi boy, invites new friends to share in beloved traditions as he celebrates the joy of summer and his love for Earth and Creator.

Rhyming couplets celebrate the activities made possible by sunny weather from a preschooler's perspective. Mixed-media collage art shows small children engaging in a range of outdoor activities, including gardening, making mud pies, swimming, observing insects, and picking wildflowers. A final page includes age-appropriate STEM activities related to the sun.

A group of kids celebrate the joy and freedom of summer on their Brooklyn block.