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