Beach Baby

by Kate Merritt (Illustrator), Amy Pixton (Creator)

It’s the perfect beach read for baby—and it’s indestructible!
 
Where are we going today? The beach!
What’s inside our beach bag? A bucket and shovel!
What will we play with? Sand! Water! Seashells!
We love going to the beach!
 
Indestructibles is the trusted series for easing little ones into story time. Beloved by babies and their parents, Indestructibles are built for the way babies “read” (i.e., with their hands and mouths) and are:
Rip Proof—made of ultra-durable tight-woven material
Waterproof—can be chewed on, drooled on, and washed!
Emergent Literacy Tool—bright pictures and few or no words encourage dialogic reading
Portable—lightweight books can go anywhere, perfect for the diaper bag and for travel
Safe for Baby—meets ASTM safety standards
 

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

12 pages, Paperback

First published May 17, 2016

Reviews

[Deanna]

I think Daddy may have gotten you this book because Mommy loves the beach so much. And now guess what, you also love the beach! You enjoy this book a lot and love naming all the items on each page. You love their picnic page the best.

[Doug Britt]

This isn't my first rodeo with Kate Merritt's books that you can truly sink your teeth into. Unlike Baby Babble, which is pretty much a vocabulary primer, Beach Baby starts right at the Beach. It's kinds of obvious from the pictures, but just in case Merritt pens in no uncertain terms "we're at the beach!"' From this powerful location point it loses a little momentum as we probably spend a half page too many looking through the beach bag. Sunglasses, towel, bucket...we get it - What's next? Here's what's next - they play with shells and on the sand very close to the water. Probably too close. I do not see any signs of parental supervision. This anxiety alleviates some when on the next page they're eating and drinking. There is no way the Beach Baby put that straw in the juice box herself, right? They're not babies with fine motor skills or the ability to pack a lunch themselves. Finally the last scene shows the parents with their babies going home but not before we learn once again that "(they) love going to the beach!" Merritt powerfully rams this point home at beginning and end of the story which really is satisfying. If you have 15 seconds, don't pass this read up. Or at least chew it.

[Kate M. Colby]

Jack borrowed this book from the Ashland Public Library.

He likes the Indestructibles series, because he can be rough with them without me telling him to be gentle. LOL He seemed to enjoy the bright colors and the illustrations of the babies and their beach activities. Of the few books we've read in this series, this one has the most words, and I think the illustrations are nicely saturated and engaging.

[Bree]

What a great 4th of July book! I didn't even mean it to be but, it basically sums up a 4th of July party just without the fireworks! This is another indestructible book, like I've said in my other reviews these books are so fun because they never get destroyed. That ends up being a huge selling factor once all your books start being torn apart. Simple, easy, and very colorful you can't go wrong!

[Anna Vaughn]

We absolutely adore this indestructible book with its 3d like pictures!

[Virginia]

3.5 stars?

[Hope]

Gift from Portage NP in WI

[Elizabeth Gallegos]

Lots of labeled items. No story.

[Baby Bookworm]

This review was originally written for The Baby Bookworm. Visit us for new picture books reviews daily!

Hey everybody! We're going to do our usual book review later, but I wanted to tell you about this awesome book my friend gave me for JJ. As you know, she loves books, but the book lover in me is hesitant to let her loose on some of her books, especially heirlooms or library books because my baby bookworm is, well, a baby.

But for her birthday, our friend Betty gave us an "Indestructibles" book called Beach Baby by Kate Merritt. It's a short, simple see-and-say book that lists the various things one would find on a day at the beach, but the really special part is the book itself - it really is indestructible! Rip-proof, tear-proof, bite-proof and fully washable, it's a book that JJ can play with as much (and as hard) as she wants to without having to worry about paper cuts or eating pages, or having to throw away a ruined beloved book. How cool! Thanks, Indestructibles! We highly recommend them to our fellow baby bookworms.

Be sure to check out The Baby Bookworm for more reviews!

[Kimberly]

This book is indeed rip proof, chew proof, and probably 100% washable (I did not test this theory). It is not, however, crumple proof! I left it alone with my 7 month old, who was simply delighted to be able to touch a non-board book, and when I returned the book was basically in a ball. Yikes! It did re-flatten very nicely when pressed under a heavy book for a little while, but I am not sure how much of this abuse it could take. Still, the idea is cool and the book's illustrations are bright and fun.