This book has a gentle and lyrical text exploring the experience of young child standing at the seashore and watching the ocean.
Here are a few lines of the text:
"It is safer on the edge
where toes bob
plip plick splish
where sand swirls and sways
encouraging me away
from the yolk-stained shore"
The little girl images the underwater world and the songs of the whales and this made me think of this book:
Bookseller blurb: It's safer on the edge, where we can walk with our feet on the floor ... but beyond the shore is a world that inspires awe. Will you dive in? Written by award-winning Gunai author Kirli Saunders (OAM), with art by debut picture book illustrator Mark Chester Harding, Beyond the Shore gently encourages young ones to step beyond fear into curiosity.
I am not usually a fan of digital art but it is very appealing in this book. I expect to see Beyond the Shore listed as a CBCA Early Childhood notable for 2026.
Here are some teachers notes from the publisher Scholastic Australia.
Mark Chester Harding is a freelance illustrator and musician based in Sydney. He is one half of the band Cooee with Kirli Saunders. Their debut album ‘Messengers’ will be released in February 2026. ‘Beyond the Shore’ written by Kirli Saunders OAM is his debut picture book.
You could pair this book with the Bluey where she follows her mother along the seashore. (The Beach Season One episode 26).
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