Bea By The Sea

Bea loves lions and knows everything there is to know about them. She lives by the beach, but she doesn't like sand one little bit! One day, her mother persuades her to visit the beach, where she meets a sand sculpture of a lion who is afraid of water. Their developing friendship helps each of them to overcome their anxieties, but the next day the lion has disappeared! How will Bea cope? A funny and tender book about the mutual support of friendship, the acceptance of loss, and the resilience needed to accept change.

Do you know that honeybees are attracted to saltwater? It's no wonder that Bea Bee Loves the Sea. However, things get tricky when she finds she isn't welcome. As Bea searches for the perfect spot to sunbathe, she finds it will take courage and kindness to find what she is looking for. Bonus! Look for Bea's crown hidden on every page.

Young readers can see the sights of various cities with Max, a loveable puppy, in this series of children's books that emphasize learning with simple shapes and vibrant colors. Readers will follow Max on his busy day of sightseeing with stops at historic landmarks and lesser-known locations found in each city. A young dog leads children on a day at the beach Max Explores the Beach follows Max on a busy day splashing in the ocean and playing in the sand, including fun activities that children will respond to while developing their prelanguage skills.

An Amazon Charts bestseller. Humor and heart move the fast-paced journey of an unlikely pair coming together to form a family of their own in this touching story from New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde. Bea has barely been scraping by since her husband died. After falling for a telephone scam, she loses everything and is forced to abandon her trailer. With only two-thirds of a tank in her old van, she heads toward the Pacific Ocean with her cat--on a mission to reclaim what's rightfully hers, even if it means making others pay for what she lost. When fifteen-year-old Allie's parents are jailed for tax fraud, she's sent to a group home. But when her life is threatened by another resident, she knows she has to get out. She escapes only to find she has nowhere to go--until fate throws Allie in Bea's path. Reluctant to trust each other, much less become friends, the two warily make their way up the Pacific Coast. Yet as their hearts open to friendship and love from the strangers they meet on their journey, they find the courage to forge their own unique family--and begin to see an imperfect world with new eyes.

At the Cape Cod shoreline, gulls perform acrobatics in pursuit of a sea star.

When a sorceress is captured by the king's guards for her complicity in crimes against the kingdom, she finds herself falling for the mysterious human doctor she's been charged to work with while they try to solve a string of murders. Illyse prefers to isolate herself from the age-old conflict between her coven and the humans of Sjökanten, but not at the expense of her own life. Captured by the king's men, she is threatened with the ultimate demise for sorceresses-being forever imprisoned in ore-unless she manages to put an end to the gruesome murders of human citizens at the hands of a mysterious sea creature. Bound by an iron band that limits her power, Illyse, and her fox familiar, join with Garit Darling, a medical practitioner and an enigma unto himself. Together, they delve deep into forgotten lore and forbidden romantic entanglements, despite a ban on relationships between sorceresses and humans. However, when it is discovered that Garit's past is more closely tied to their investigation than either initially realizes, soon their passion and distraction from the crimes may just be at the cost of Illyse's potential freedom... and Garit's life.

Little Hoo is a scaredy-owl but he's ready for his first visit to the beach. He might be anxious about sharks, seaweed and pinching crabs, but he soon discovers that playing at the beach is lots of fun. This bilingual book for preschoolers is part of the Little Hoo series which also includes Be Mine, Who's There, Little Hoo?, Who's Coming for Dinner, Little Hoo? and Merry Christmas, Little Hoo!. This bilingual Spanish/English picture book is perfect for bilingual families, classrooms and English or Spanish language learner.