{"id":925594,"date":"2024-04-01T15:04:53","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T15:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=925594"},"modified":"2024-05-22T10:06:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T10:06:45","slug":"good-night-good-beach-by-joy-cowley-illustrated-by-hilary-jean-tapper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2024\/04\/01\/good-night-good-beach-by-joy-cowley-illustrated-by-hilary-jean-tapper\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Night, Good Beach by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Hilary Jean Tapper"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An evocative bedtime picture book that distils the essence of a family summer at the beach. Living in Norfolk in the UK with the wild beaches nearby this book is a wonderful memory of holidays at the beach hut. It's a glorious way of being family together and enjoying the simple things of life that mean so much.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Summer holidays by the sea have a rhythm all their own. With a few resonant images Cowley takes us straight to the end of a long hot day with beach treasures under the pillow and the salty smell of the sea. The cadence of the final words echoes the shushing waves in a gentle signal of time for readers to sleep\u2014\u201cgood day, good sea, good sand, good night\u201d.<\/p>\n

This simple poem by internationally renowned Joy Cowley<\/a> transports the reader to a childhood summer with language that asks to be read over and over. Hilary Jean Tapper\u2019<\/a>s warm watercolour and ink illustrations add an inclusive cast of extended family, friends and children of different ages.<\/p>\n

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Gecko Books<\/a> have a wonderful range of great books, bringing a while world of imagination and interest to all readers.<\/p>\n

Choose this book for summer and spend happy beach\u00a0 hours together.<\/p>\n

Sue Martin<\/em> - Children's Literacy Specialist<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  An evocative bedtime picture book that distils the essence of a family summer at the beach. Living in Norfolk in the UK with the wild beaches nearby this book is a wonderful memory of holidays at the beach hut. It's a glorious way of being family together and enjoying the simple things of life ...continue reading \"Good Night, Good Beach by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Hilary Jean Tapper\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
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