Beachy and Me

PreS-Gr 1—In a tall lighthouse, in a big ocean, small-island dweller Pixie Picklespeare (the "only kid who's here!") is BORED. Enter the very large, very blue Beachy the whale, who's washed ashore and needs her help. After many tries, Pixie's "ker-splash" at a timely high tide sends both water lovers into the sea to learn and play together in a summer of ocean exploration. From wave crest to sea caves, the pair flips and flops throughout the rhyming text and a handy grid map of the environs of Pixie's Island, including a compass rose, a reef, a kelp forest, a local shipwreck, a geological sea chimney, and the whales' migratory route. This is a tale of friendship lost and regained, as whales must migrate. Contrasting font sizes and generous spreads highlight the behemoth's friendly grin as Beachy's quickly identifiable blue cartoon shape again returns to fill the page.