By Michelle and Molly at the Library Center
Have you been looking for stories about Oceans for your children? We have a list for you. Read a book from this list and you can count it as an activity for your child’s Oceans of Possibilities Summer Reading game board.
For children birth to 6:
Oceans of Love by Janet Lawler. From whales and dolphins to hermit crabs and jellyfish, the ocean is filled with many different creatures. Join them on this imaginary undersea journey as ocean mamas care for their babies, each in their own special way! Because one thing is universal: there's no other love like that between mamas and their little ones.
Little Fish's Ocean by Lucy Cousins. Join Little Fish as he explores the ocean and makes new friends along the way! His journey takes him through shallow kelp waters and brisk seas, past coral reefs into deep, dark waters, and finally back home again, where he loves it best. With welcoming ocean characters and big flaps that open to reveal panoramic underwater scenes.
Now You See It! Ocean by Sarah Dellow. Early readers will love discovering the animals hidden in this book. Just turn each page to make the vibrant patterns come to life! Perfect for developing early perception skills, stimulating the imagination - and simply having fun!
The Pout-Pout Fish Cleans Up the Ocean by Deborah Diesen. Mr. Fish and his friends have noticed something strange in their ocean--a big, big MESS! How did it get there? What can they do about it? The closer they look, the more they see where the mess came from . . . and they'll have to work together to get rid of it.
Questions or need more ideas? Email racingtoread@thelibrary.org