Nothing's better than a sunny day at the beach, and this anthology of ## poems about playing in the sand and crashing through the waves captures everything that's fun about going to the beach. From sandy picnics ("ham with sand, bread with sand, and cake with sand") to starfish "limbed with flames," the poems in this colorful collection are perfect for young readers. RocksBig rocks into pebbles,pebbles into sand.I really hold a million million rocks here in my hand.--Florence Parry HeideRain ComingWhen a mermaid winksLook for a showerChildren at the seashoreSplashing by the hourSee rain comingSoaked as they can getCry, "Quick!Duck underSo you don't get wet!"--Ashley Bryan