Charlie's Boat

Written & illustrated by Kit Chase

Part of the Playtime with Friends series

Can friendship turn a day of failures into fun adventures?

5.1/7 Bookroo experts·3.6/5 Goodreads · 160 ratings

32 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Charlie struggles with fishing and boat racing, feeling left out as his friends excel. But when Oliver devises a clever plan, the trio builds a special boat, transforming their day into a shared adventure. Will their friendship be the key to turning setbacks into joy?

From the publisher

Best friends really are the best when they use their imaginations to help each other.

Charlie, Oliver, and Lulu love to play outside together. One fine day they all go fishing, but Charlie doesn’t have much fun—all he can catch are sticks. Next, they build little boats and have a race, but, once again, things don’t go very well. Charlie’s boat comes in last.

Things seem pretty gloomy until Oliver comes up with a plan. They build a special boat they can all play on, together!

Kit Chase offers a sweet ode to friendship in this tale of three best friends who can count on each other to always make play time fun.

At a glance

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Reading age: 3–5
Audience: Picture
Lexile: AD510L

Themes & topics

Books about friendship Books about fish Books about problem solving Books about boats Books about animals

What readers & critics say

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5.1

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5.0

“I love these books by Kit Chase. The illustrations are beautiful and the stories are straightforward and simple. A cute story about friends being inclusive and helping each other out.”

Mr. Staccato

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