Imagination.
Wild animals.
Delightful!! ( )

Noah so wants to see a seal, but Nana is still mending the boat. With sand and shells and seaweed, the boy forms his very own seal companion on the beach. Warm, rounded illustrations and child-friendly prose create magic. I love the illustration of Noah and his seal on the beach, both smiling: "The two of them lie stretched out on the sand together. They dream of the wild wide sea ..." The repitition of these last three words rounds the story full circle. ( )