Make a Splash READ

! Cousins, Lucy. Maisy Takes a Bath. Candlewick Press, 2000. 24 p. (978-0763610845, pap.)
Babies, Pre. When Tallulah comes to visit twice at bath time she finally decides to join Maisy in
the bath to play. Also available in Spanish as A banarse con Maisy.
! Cowley, Joy. Mrs. Wishy-Washy Makes a Splash! Philomel Books, 2003. 18 p. (978-
0399242014, board book). Babies, Pre. Mrs. Wishy-Washy slips and falls in her large, metal
washtub.
! Eagle, Kin. It’s Raining, It’s Pouring. Charlesbridge, 1997. 32 p. (978-1879085718, pap.) Pre,
Pri. This expanded version of the traditional rhyme shows what happens to the old man in all
kinds of weather. Includes music on the last page.
! Frazee, Marla. A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever. Harcourt, 2008. 40 p. (978-
0152060206) Pre, Pri. Friends James and Eamon enjoy a wonderful week at the home of Eamon’s
grandparents during summer vacation. Add this to a display of “beach books” this summer.
! Giff, Patricia Reilly. Lily’s Crossing. Yearling, 1999. 208 p. (978-0440414537, pap.) Int. During a
summer spent at Rockaway Beach in 1944, Lily’s friendship with a young Hungarian refugee
causes her to see the war and her own world differently. Newbery Honor book.
! Hoffman, Alice. Aquamarine. Scholastic, 2002. 112 p. (978-0439098649, pap.) Int, YA. A lovestruck
mermaid named Aquamarine supplies adventure and insights to two 12-year-old girls; lifelong
friends who are spending their last summer together before one of them moves away.
! Holm, Jennifer. Babymouse, Beach Babe (Babymouse #3) RandomHouse, 2006. 96 p. (978-
0375832314, pap.) Pri, Int. After finishing her last day of school for the year, Babymouse and her
family go on vacation at the beach. Graphic novel format.
! Jonas, Ann. Splash! Greenwillow Books, 1995. 32 p. (978-0688110512) Pre, Pri. A little girl’s
turtle, fish, frogs, dog, and cat jump in and out of a backyard pond; constantly changing the
answer to the question, “How many are in my pond?”
! Jones, Sylvie Michelle. Who’s in the Tub? Blue Apple Books, dist. by Chronicle Books, 2007. 38
p. (978-1593546120) Pre. Willie John Jones is stalling before taking his bath, but when a variety
of animals join him, his mother has a hard time getting him out of the bathtub.
! Katz, Alan. Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs. Margaret K. McElderry
Books, 2001. 32 p. (978-0689829031) Pre, Pri, Int. Well-known songs, including “Oh Susannah”
and “Row Row Row Your Boat,” are presented with new words and titles, such as “I’m So
Carsick” and “Go Go Go to Bed.”
! Lee, Suzy. Wave. Chronicle Books, 2008. 40 p. (978-0811859240) Pre, Pri. This wordless picture
book shows a little girl’s first experiences at the beach, as she goes from being afraid of the
roaring waves to playing on the shore while gulls soar overhead.
! Lies, Brian. Bats at the Beach. Houghton Mifflin, 2006. 32 p. (978-0618557448) Pre, Pri. On a
night when the moon can grow no fatter, bats pack their moon-tan lotion and baskets of treats and
fly off for some fun on the beach. Add this to a display of “beach books” this summer. For
extension activities with this book, visit Lies’s Web site at
www.brianlies.com/brian_lies_beach_main.html.
! McMillan, Bruce. A Beach for the Birds. Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 1993. 40 p.
(978-0395640500) Int. Discusses the physical characteristics and habits of the endangered least
terns and describes the Maine beach where they spend the summer and raise their young alongside
their human neighbors.
! Potter, Jean. Science in Seconds at the Beach: Exciting Experiments You Can Do in Ten
Minutes or Less. Jossey-Bass, 1998. 122 p. (978-0471178996, pap.) Pri, Int. The nearly 100
activities in this book investigate the many mysteries of animals, plants, sand, shells, sun, and
water.
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