Good Night, Good Beach

  • Interest Level: Preschool - Grade 1
  • Reading Level: Grade 2

An evocative bedtime picture book that distills the essence of a family summer at the beach—skin sticky with salt, sandy feet, waves hush-hushing, and a shell under the pillow.

Summer holidays by the sea have a rhythm all their own. With a few resonant images, Cowley takes us straight to the end of a long hot day with beach treasures under the pillow and the salty smell of the sea. The cadence of the final words echoes the shushing waves in a gentle signal of time for readers to sleep—"good day, good sea, good sand, good night."

This simple poem by internationally renowned author Joy Cowley transports the reader to a childhood summer with language that asks to be read over and over. Hilary Jean Tapper’s warm watercolor-and-ink illustrations add an inclusive cast of extended family, friends, and children of different ages.

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Interest Level Preschool - Grade 1
Reading Level Grade 2
Genre Picture Books
Copyright 2024
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Gecko Press ™
Language English
Number of Pages 28
Publication Date 2024-05-07
Text Type Poetry
BISACS JUV057000, JUV010000, JUV068000
Dewey [E]
Dimensions 9.8 x 9.5
Features Original artwork and Reviewed

Reviews

Wall Street Journal

“Exudes the satisfactions of a salt-sprayed holiday.”—The Wall Street Journal

Booklist

“Tapper’s illustrations, simple yet lively ink drawings with soft watercolor washes, are particularly evocative of a child’s beach experience. . . A pleasing, summery picture book.”—Booklist