Good Night, Good Beach

By Joy Cowley, Hilary Jean Tapper (Illustrator)

Experience the soothing rhythm of a summer beach day as it lulls you to sleep.

4.0/5 Goodreads · 59 ratings

28 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Dive into a serene summer evening by the sea, where the gentle waves whisper a lullaby. As the day ends, treasures from the beach rest under your pillow, and the salty breeze lingers. This poetic journey captures the essence of family, friends, and the timeless magic of a beach holiday, inviting you to relive childhood memories with every turn of the page. Let the soothing cadence of the sea guide you to a peaceful night's sleep, surrounded by the warmth of watercolor illustrations and the comfort of familiar shores.

From the publisher

An evocative bedtime picture book that distills the essence of a family summer at the beach–skin sticky with salt, sandy feet, waves hush-hushing, and a shell under the pillow. Summer holidays by the sea have a rhythm all their own. With a few resonant images, Cowley takes us straight to the end of a long hot day with beach treasures under the pillow and the salty smell of the sea. The cadence of the final words echoes the shushing waves in a gentle signal of time for readers to sleep–“good day, good sea, good sand, good night.”This simple poem by internationally renowned author Joy Cowley transports the reader to a childhood summer with language that asks to be read over and over. Hilary Jean Tapper’s warm watercolor-and-ink illustrations add an inclusive cast of extended family, friends, and children of different ages.

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