Books with title Summertime

Summers on the island of Barbuda in the eastern Caribbean can seem like paradise: Children play all day long until the sun sets.Darlene Beazer-Parker celebrates the island home where she grew up in this children's book filled with beautiful photographs.The story starts with a bright blazing sun and children running down to swim in the Codrington lagoon to cool off. There, they are free to play all day.Some children learn how to swim while others watch quietly in the shade. Jumping from a wharf or the side of a boat, the children become fast friends. Swimming styles may differ, but they all celebrate being together in such a beautiful place.At the end of the day, the children plant mangrove seedlings to preserve their lagoon for future children. They go home wishing summer will never end.Join the author as she looks back on an idyllic summer in Barbuda where anything seems possible.

Summers on the island of Barbuda in the eastern Caribbean can seem like paradise: Children play all day long until the sun sets.Darlene Beazer-Parker celebrates the island home where she grew up in this children’s book filled with beautiful photographs.The story starts with a bright blazing sun and children running down to swim in the Codrington lagoon to cool off. There, they are free to play all day.Some children learn how to swim while others watch quietly in the shade. Jumping from a wharf or the side of a boat, the children become fast friends. Swimming styles may differ, but they all celebrate being together in such a beautiful place.At the end of the day, the children plant mangrove seedlings to preserve their lagoon for future children. They go home wishing summer will never end.Join the author as she looks back on an idyllic summer in Barbuda where anything seems possible.

It was summer break and all Billy wanted to do was to head down to the playing field and play baseball with his friends. After all, he was a boy and that was what boys should want to do. His dad, however, needed him to mow the lawn and the battle of two strong minded people started once again. His older sister could have mowed the grass, Billy one again asserted. But that is not a job for girls, his dad asserted. For the millionth time Billy wished he was a girl so he didn't have to do a chore that he hated to do. Dad had heard enough and a new battle enrages. What started out as a punishment to teach his son a lessons opens up the doorway to a past that had long been forgotten. A tender novel about self discovery, acceptance, and secrets.

One warm summer night, a frog jumped into Lucy's room with an invitation for her to a birthday party and a magic paper party hat. Lucy put it on, and out in the garden, when a moonbeam touched the hat, Lucy was as little as a leaf. So begins Lucy's wonderful adventure. A taxi driven by Baby Bird, who is afraid to fly, picks Lucy up to take her to the party. On the way, they stop for Madame Mouse, wearing a brand new hat she's made; an inch-worm determined to get to the party in time to have some birthday cake; and a tiny tattered old doll whose owner, for whom he still longs, had lost him in the shadows of moonlight long ago. But suddenly, a huge owl blocks their way -- and he wants them all for his supper! Will they escape? Will they get to the party? Will the tiny doll ever be reunited with his beloved owner? In a lovely, lyrical text, the story unfolds to its happy ending. The magical pictures, painted with intricate detail and subtle colors, bring the moonlit garden world to life. This is an extraordinary book of great beauty and vivid imagination that small children and adults will look at again and again, discovering new wonders and surprises as they look. It is a treasure by the widely known and loved author/artist of The Maggie B.

Summertime is here! But there's no sun, surf, or sand for Lou. Instead, it's Brussels sprouts, mud, and mosquitoes. Lou and her mom are off to spend the summer with Memaw in the most boring town on earth. Lou's mom keeps busy by exchanging love letters with her new sweetheart, Richard, but Lou's crush, Tristan, only sends her a lousy postcard. Will meeting a new boy chase Lou's blues away? Paul's not exactly a heartthrob, but he's sweet and . . . unusual. He's nothing like Tristan, but could he be just as crush-worthy?