Swashby and the Sea. Beth Ferry. Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal. 2020. [May] 32 pages. [Source: Library]
First sentence: Captain Swashby loved the sea. The sea and he had been friends for a long, long time. She knew him in and out, up and down, and better than anyone.
Premise/plot: Captain Swashby is content with his life by the sea. Everything is just right...until it isn't. When he gets neighbors--a girl and her granny--well, he's less than welcoming. He wants to be left alone. He doesn't want to be bothered, doesn't want to make friends. BUT the sea has a different idea.
Everytime Captain Swashby leaves an UNfriendly message in the sand, the sea changes it to something friendly by the time the little girl sees it!
For example, NO TRESPASSING becomes SING. And sing she does!!!
Will Captain Swashby have new friends...and possibly a found family...by the end of the book?
My thoughts: I really LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this one. I loved the inter-generational friendship. I loved how the 'sea' was always ready to help out--to make this friendship a reality. Overall it was delightful and sweet. Now, Captain Swashby himself wasn't sugary-sweet at any point! But I loved him--grouches and all.
© 2021 Becky Laney of Young Readers
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