I thought I’d get in at least one summer review while it’s still August.
Beach (2006) is a quiet book, and I liked that for summer. A lot happens in this story, but it’s all part of an expansive day at the beach (both in the story and in the gorgeous double-page illustrations), and the whole feeling is relaxed. The beach is empty when the story begins, and as the day goes on it fills up, we meet all the different kinds of people at the beach (flying kites, building sand castles), and we wind down for the day to head home.