Off to See the Sea
Nikki Grimes
(Author)
Elizabeth Zunon
(Illustrator)
Description
From Children's Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes and acclaimed illustrator Elizabeth Zunon comes an adventurous bath time story.
Night has fallen and Mom and Dad need to get their little one in the tub. To make it more fun, Mom brings a magical adventure out at sea to life, where the faucet is a waterfall, a rubber ducky is a sea creature, and the splashing water is a raging sea! In their ocean journey, Mom and Dad manage to get their little one clean just in time to dock for bedtime.
"Children will delight... This ebullient account of a common childhood experience bursts with love and universal appeal."--Booklist, STARRED review
Product Details
Price
$17.99
$16.73
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Publish Date
January 12, 2021
Pages
32
Dimensions
11.3 X 8.6 X 0.5 inches | 1.06 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781492638292
BISAC Categories:
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About the Author
Nikki Grimes is a New York Times bestselling author and recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement, the ALAN Award for significant contributions to young adult literature, the Children's Literature Legacy Medal, and the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. She is the author of Coretta Scott King Award winner Bronx Masquerade and the recipient of five Coretta Scott King Author Honors. Her recent books include Printz Honor and Sibert Honor Book Ordinary Hazards; Between the Lines, a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults title; the much-acclaimed Garvey's Choice; ALA Notables Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance and Southwest Sunrise; Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice; and Garvey in the Dark. Nikki lives in Corona, California.
Illustrator Elizabeth Zunon grew up in the Ivory Coast of West Africa and lives in Albany, New York. This is her first illustrated picture book.
Reviews
"Children will delight... This ebullient account of a common childhood experience bursts with love and universal appeal." -- Booklist, STARRED REVIEW
"A joyous chronicle of the delight that a bath can bring--imaginative and charming. " -- Kirkus Reviews
"A joyous chronicle of the delight that a bath can bring--imaginative and charming. " -- Kirkus Reviews
