A bear, followed by a boy and his dog, use a rowboat to float to an abandoned lighthouse where they all spend the day fishing, cooking their catch, and then joining together to make the lighthouse work again.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text observe a wide variety of boats that spend all day, from early morning until dreamy night, on a bay, in the ocean, or under the sea.

"A picture book about a girl who spends the summer with her family at a lake and learns to become more self-reliant."--

"When Talise discovers a mysterious message in a bottle, she is convinced the message is meant for her--and it's telling her to build a boat"--

"It's time for little Crue's first big adventure with his Great Uncle Ollie, but he can't help but worry: What if the boat breaks? Or an octopus swallows them in one gulp? Or a family of whales takes over the boat? It seems the worries will follow him around forever until Great Uncle Ollie squeezes his hand and shares his secret mantra: Keep calm, it will pass. Through storms... Keep calm, it will pass... past sharks... Keep calm, it will pass......