A long, long drive. It's been a year of dreaming, waiting. Now, summer's here. In a funny and heartfelt celebration of family, holidays and the joy of the sea, Deanna Caswell and Amy June Bates capture the essence of summer-building sand castles, jumping the waves and watching the stars come out after a long day at the beach-and the love that warms every moment.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2015 by Chronicle Books .

Deanna Caswell's picture books include First Ballet (Disney, 2009) and Beach House (Chronicle, 2015). A mother of five, she founded the blog Little House in the Suburbs. Bob Shea has written and illustrated over a dozen picture books, including the popular Dinosaur vs. series. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, Colleen, and his son, Ryan.