When Claude the dog and his friend, Sir Bobblysock, decide to have a vacation at the beach, Claude rescues a man from a shark, Sir Bobblysock wins a sand sculpting contest, and both go in search of pirate treasure.

As her friends in the Critter Club animal shelter care for colorful aquarium fish, second-grader Liz and her family spend a long weekend at the beach, where Liz rescues a baby octopus and competes with an unfriendly young neighbor in a sand castle contest.

At the beach, Pinkalicious and her brother help a tiny mermaid, a merminnie, to go back home.

Determined to build "the biggest, fanciest, most excellent sandcastle" to impress her sister, Jules is foiled again and again by the ocean.

"Pete is spending the day at the seashore. He has fun collecting shells and building a sand castle. But the beach is very hot. There is a whole ocean for Pete to cool off in, but it looks scary. Pete's brother, Bob, offers to teach Pete to surf. Will that be enough to help Pete get over his fear of the water?"--Description from Amazon.com.

A family spends a fun day at the beach, collecting shells, building sandcastles, and flying kites.

"When a girl and a frog go to the beach to fish, they are frustrated to find that the fish aren't biting. Instead, they stare into the water and make faces at their reflections. Then, something spectacular happens. The reflections take on lives of their own, transforming into a mermaid with her own pet frog. Surprise gives way to delight as they invite the girl and the frog to enter a stunning underwater world. The new friends swim and play amongst...

"Anna is excited to be spending a week on her grandparents houseboat. And the best thing is, shell be bringing here puppy, Fred. But the boat is a small space for a lively puppy, and soon, Fred is in trouble with everyone. Anna is heartbroken when the grown-ups decide that Fred would be better off at home. When her parents come to pick him up, he slips out of his collar and runs off into the woods. Will Anna ever see her beloved puppy again?" --

"The Arithmechicks are headed to the beach! Their good friend Mouse is going to compete in a sandcastle contest. The chicks are excited to play all sorts of beach games--including volleyball and surfing--as they cheer on Mouse. Readers are invited to add and subtract as these math-loving chicks also explore fact families--and to watch as Mouse, along with their new friend Crab, create a magnificent sandcastle! Will they win a prize? This book includes...