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Summer Vibes: Picture Books about Fun in the Sun

Soak up the sunshine with this joyful collection of picture books that celebrate all the best parts of summer! From beach days and swimming at the pool, these stories capture the warmth, freedom, and fun of the season. Perfect for reading aloud on lazy afternoons or packing along on a summer adventure.

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  • Working up the courage to take a big, important leap is hard, but Jabari is almost absolutely ready to make a giant splash. Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and…
    Picture Book, 2017Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, [2017]
  • Two shy children meet at a noisy pool and dive beneath the crowd into a magical undersea land, where they explore a fantastical landscape and meet various creatures.
    Picture Book, 2015San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2015.
  • It is pool day in the city and everyone is welcome.
    Picture Book, 2023New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2023]
  • On Sunday, Mr. Jenkins welcomes one pig into his pool, and as the week progresses, the number of pigs in his pool increases exponentially, too.
    Picture Book, 2022Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, [2022]
  • A young boy discovers a whale in his pool and tries everything he can think of to get it out.
    Picture Book, 2015New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2015.
  • A day at the community pool is full of unwater magic--dunking and diving with friends; somersaulting, walking on your hands, and bursting up through the surface like a tortoise. But when a thunderstorm comes and a little brother ventures too close…
    Picture Book, 2021New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
  • Lulu, who likes to wear a ladybug costume, goes to the beach for the first time and makes sand castles, flies kites, and deals with her fear of the ocean.
    Picture Book, 2010New York, NY, U.S.A. : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2010]
  • Illustrations and simple, rhyming text follow a child through a day of surprises at the beach.
    Picture Book, 2020New York : Beach Lane Books, [2020]
  • A young girl visiting her grandparents at the beach stays in a little house and walks along the shore gathering seashells, wondering about the creatures who used to live in each shell, about the hidden treasures of the sea--and about the world.
    Picture Book, 2022New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
  • Illustrations and easy-to-read text relate a trip to the beach that features a man in a funny hat--or hat on a funny man, a sandy lunch and swimsuit, and a high-flying kite.
    Picture Book, 2015New York : Holiday House, [2015]