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Jules vs. the Ocean - by Jessie Sima (Hardcover)

Jules vs. the Ocean - by  Jessie Sima (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Determined to build "the biggest, fanciest, most excellent sandcastle" to impress her sister, Jules is foiled again and again by the ocean.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>From the creator of <i>Not Quite Narwhal</i> comes a story about a young girl determined to impress her older sister by building elaborate sandcastles, even if that means standing up to the ocean and its smash-happy waves!</b> <p/>Jules is going to build the biggest, the fanciest, and the most excellent sandcastle. Her sister will be so impressed. <p/>But the ocean has other plans. <p/>Jules keeps building bigger, fancier, and more excellent castles, and waves keep smashing them. <p/>And when the ocean takes her bucket, that is the final straw. <p/>Jules is going to take a stand! <p/>From beloved storyteller Jessie Sima comes the tongue-in-cheek story of the sand, the sea, and sisterhood--told with their signature warmth, timeless humor, and delightfully playful illustrations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Sima (<i>Spencer's New Pet</i>) fills her pages with humor: the waves that initially take out Jules's castles look comically sinister, and when the girl loses her bucket, her prone, face-down expression of defeat is worthy of Charlie Brown. The forces of nature and impermanence may be beyond our control, but Sima finds the funny in it." - <i>Publishers Weekly</i><br><br>"Readers and viewers alike will appreciate the simplicity of a day at the beach where the only worry is how to make a remarkable sandcastle." - <i>BCCB</i><br><br>" In a twist that feels lifted from a Bob Graham story, "Mom assures them that happens to everyone." Sima's big-nosed cartoons are also reminiscent of Graham's, in both the character-developing detail (Jules' ears stick out through her bobbed haircut endearingly) and their obvious affection for one another.<b> A sweet sisterhood seaside story.</b>" - <i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br><br>"The clear, natural-sounding text reads aloud well, and large-type words and capitalization indicate which words to emphasize. In the digital artwork, the rounded lines and harmonious colors set a pleasing tone while depicting the characters expressively. <b>This sunny picture book recreates a child's memorable encounter with nature</b>." - <i>Booklist </i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Jessie Sima is an author/illustrator living and working in New York City. They grew up in a small town in southern New Jersey, unaware that they were a storyteller. Once they figured it out, they told their family and friends, who took it quite well. They are the author of <i>Not Quite Narwhal</i>; <i>Harriet Gets Carried Away</i>; <i>Love, Z</i>; <i>Snow Pony and the Seven Miniature Ponies</i>; <i>Spencer's New Pet</i>; <i>Jules vs. the Ocean</i>; and <i>Hardly Haunted</i>. You can visit them at JessieSima.com.

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