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Vitamin Sea

Grab your bathing suit and lotion and dip into one of these warm picture books for ages 0-5. They will leave your young reader sun-kissed and ready for summer.

Canton Public Library

19 items

  • A young girl visits her grandparents in a little house by the shore. As they walk the beach, she studies the shells and considers the creatures that once lived in them, as well as the hidden treasures of the ocean.
    Picture BookNew York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022] — J PICTURE BOOK HEN
  • A seagull that loves swiping beach-goers' snacks gets a taste of his own medicine from a patient crab.
    Picture BookNew York : Little, Brown and Company, 2020 — J PICTURE BOOK FRO
  • Determined to build "the biggest, fanciest, most excellent sandcastle" to impress her sister, Jules is foiled again and again by the ocean.
    Picture BookNew York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2020] — J PICTURE BOOK SIM
  • Readers can tell this story out loud as this wordless picture book relates the joys and challenges of a day at the beach.
    Picture BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2022 — J PICTURE BOOK LAW
  • A young girl explores the ocean on a trip to the beach, searching for treasure and keeping only the most precious pieces for herself.
    Picture BookPhiladelphia : RP Kids, 2021 — J PICTURE BOOK MAC
  • Bored at the castle, Princess Rani heads for the beach and discovers a new friend after attempting to build a sandcastle.
    Picture BookNew York, NY : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023 — J PICTURE BOOK FAR
  • When Shovel sees Ruler at the beach he knows there will be trouble, but a sandcastle-building contest proves surprising to both the Beach Toys and the School Supplies.
    Picture BookNew York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2021 — J PICTURE BOOK CIC
  • Farmer Jake has set up a petting zoo on the beach, but Turkey wants to leave the hubbub for some splashing and surfing, and his friends are determined to help him.
    Picture BookNew York : Two Lions, [2023] — J PICTURE BOOK SIL
  • Pinkalicious and her family go on a trip to the beach for sun, fun and sand castles. The day gets even more exciting when she finds a mini-mermaid named Aqua while collecting shells.
    Picture BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015] — J PICTURE BOOK KAN
  • When Maya and her family visit the beach, she goes on a magical underwater adventure filled with silly sea creatures, games with new friends and mermaids of all shapes and sizes.
    Picture Book[Toronto, Ontario] : Tundra, [2019] — J PICTURE BOOK PUG
  • When a family spends a day at the beach, the children investigate various footprints to see what type of creatures live along the shoreline.
    Picture BookAnn Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, [2019] — J PICTURE BOOK WOO
  • With encouragement from her dog Bean, Billie tries swimming at the beach and discovers a colorful world beneath the surface full of shells, stones and a variety of creatures.
    Picture BookVictoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2023 — J PICTURE BOOK HAN
  • Max takes a walk on the beach and holds a seashell to his ear, discovering a whole world inside.
    Picture BookNew York : StarBerry Books, 2018 — J PICTURE BOOK NOG
  • Bluey discovers a beautiful shell at the beach. When she runs to show Mum, she begins a series of fantastic and fun encounters that will both excite and test her in unexpected ways.
    Picture BookNew York Penguin Young Readers Licenses, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2021 — J PICTURE BOOK BLU
  • Fang wants to spend the summer swimming and surfing like his other friends. When his parents refuse, he decides to convince them that fun at the beach is possible, even for a family of vampires.
    Picture BookNew York : Viking, 2022 — J PICTURE BOOK LAV
  • When the sun rises, it is time for a trip to the beach. Little Bear and his family enjoy spending a perfect day together, filled with love and happy times.
    Picture Book[Florence, Alabama] : Andersen Press USA, 2022 — J PICTURE BOOK FOR
  • Curious George has fun feeding the seagulls at the beach. He saves the day when he rescues a picnic basket and helps his friend overcome her fear of the water.
    Picture BookBoston : Houghton Mifflin, 1999 — J PICTURE BOOK REY
  • The sun is setting and the waves are gently lapping at the shore; it's time for all the ocean creatures to rest. As whales, turtles, dolphins and more drift and doze, a mother and her baby listen to the soft sounds of the ocean.
    Picture BookNew York : Philomel Books, 2021 — J PICTURE BOOK KVA
  • A boy and his mother explore the beach and collect seashells in this story with rhymes and counting practice.
    Picture BookMaplewood, NJ : Blue Apple, 2015 — J PICTURE BOOK OCH