PICTURE BOOKS

Fiction

Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie Sima

Under the Pier by Nell Cross Beckerman, illustrated by Rachel Sumpter

Ocean Meets Sky by the Fan Brothers

Jules vs. the Ocean by Jessie Sima

My Ocean is Blue by Darren Lebeuf, illustrated by Ashley Barron

I Am the Shark by Joan Holub, illustrated by Laurie Keller

Swashby and the Sea by Beth Ferry, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal

Crab Cake: Turning the Tide Together by Andrea Tsurumi

Adelita, A Sea Turtle’s Journey by Jenny Goebel, illustrated by Ana Miminoshvili

The Old Boat by Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey

Little Whale by Jo Weaver

The Heart of a Whale by Anna Pignataro

 

Nonfiction

The Mess We Made by Michelle Lord, illustrated by Julia Blattman

Whale Fall Cafe by Jacquie Sewell, illustrated by Dan Tavis

Plastic Sea: A Bird’s-eye View by Kirsti Blom and Geir Wing Gabrielson

The Floating Field by Scott Riley, illustrated by Nguyen Quang and Kim Lien

The Supersmart Dolphin by Mari Schuh

Pirate Queens by Leigh Lewis, illustrated by Sara Gomez Wooley

Seashells: More than a Home by Melissa Stewart

 

MIDDLE GRADE

The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat

Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kelly

Aquicorn Cove by Katie O’Neill

The Line Tender by Kate Allen

Breathing Underwater by Sarah Elisabeth Allen

Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly

Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk