Description: In this evocative wordless book, internationally acclaimed artist Suzy Lee tells the story of a little girl's day at the beach. Stunning in their simplicity, Lee's illustrations, in just two shades of watercolor, create a vibrant story full of joy and laughter.
New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book 2008

Children's Literature Review: This beautifully illustrated, wordless picture book will serve as a wonderful starting point for story and language development for young children. Older youngsters should also enjoy making up a story to go with the pictures. The charcoal/acrylic drawings use black, grey, and blue to narrate a little girl's encounter with the ocean's waves at the beach. Her body language and facial expressions draw us into her increasingly bold actions with the water. On one page she even sticks out her tongue at an approaching wave while the seabirds fly rapidly away. But the sea is not to be mocked and suddenly the child is completely engulfed by a huge wave. Her confused and bedraggled appearance is perfectly executed, only to be rapidly replaced with wonderment as she discovers what is left behind--lovely shells, starfish, and pebbles. Soon her mother appears and it is time to reluctantly say goodbye and head for home. An added bonus is found on the endpapers that depict numerous treasures to be fo...

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