Lorain Public Library System - Read It - Books That Make a Splash!

Read It - Books That Make a Splash!

Books for Preschoolers – 2nd Graders

		Captain Small Pig by Martin Waddell - Calamity ensues for all aboard when Captain Small Pig falls asleep at the helm of the boat.

		To The Beach by Thomas Docherty - A rainy day and a big imagination lead a little boy on a journey to the beach and beyond.

		The Pout - Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen - Convinced that he can only bring gloom and doom to everyone around him, Pout-Pout Fish thinks change is impossible…until his first kiss!

		Can You See What I See? Treasure Ship by Walter Wick -Keep your eyes open for treasure as you explore incredible shipwrecks at the bottom of the sea.

		There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell by Lucille Colandro - A little old lady with a very large appetite swallows more than she can handle while visiting the beach.

Books for 3rd – 5th Graders

		Adventures According to Humphrey by Betty Birney - When Humphrey the Hamster’s friends are learning about and building boats for a race on Potter’s Pond, Humphrey has his own adventures when he stows away on one of the model boats.

		Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep by Liz Kessler - Emily tries to impress her mermaid friends by going to the spooky lagoon but accidentally wakes up the terrifying kraken.

		Jacob Two-Two on the High Seas by Gary Fagan - Jacob encounters adventure, mystery and many strange characters as he sails the seas aboard the SS Spring-a-Leak.

		Keeper by Kathi Appelt - Feeling she can’t do anything right, Keeper goes out in a boat on Blue Moon day to find her mermaid mother, hoping she can help.

		Pirates of Crocodile Swamp by Jim Arnosky - After being kidnapped, Sandy and Jack must survive in Crocodile Swamp among snakes, crocodiles and sharks.