This March, the Jefferson County Library is focusing on water and aquatic animals with our Dive In! promotion. So this week I'm sharing picture books featuring water and the animals that live in it. Here are a few of our favorites . . . .
Follows the raindrops as they grow from a puddle through a flood and on down the river to the ocean.
I Am Shark by Joan Holub
Humorously illustrated sharks introduce themselves and the characteristics that make them special, in a child-friendly, fish-out-of-water tale that includes profiles of species ranging from the Great White and Greenland to the Mako and Hammerhead.
The Water Princess by Susan Verde
The story of one young girl's quest to bring clean drinking water to her African village.
Plankton Is Pushy by Jonathan Fenske
Plankton tries hard to get Mister Mussel to return a friendly greeting, but when Mussel finally opens his mouth the results are unfortunate for Plankton.
Pigs Ahoy by David McPhail
A young man joins an ocean cruise on which some bad-mannered pigs create disaster while on board.
More Books --
At the Pond by David Elliott
A Bad Day for Fishing by Paige Hulsey
Barnacle Is Bored by Jonathan Fenske
The Deep End by Drew Sheneman
Don't Worry Little Crab by Chris Haughton
Duck and Goose Go to the Beach by Tad Hills
The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau by Dan Yaccarino
Field Trip to the Ocean Deep by John Hare
Fish Eyes by Lois Ehlert
Hey, Water! by Antoinette Portis
How to Spy on a Shark by Lori Haskins Houran
I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry
Ladybug Girl at the Beach by David Sonam
Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups by Peter Bentley
Little Polar Bear by Hans de Beer
Misunderstood Shark by Ame Dyckman
Ocean Counting by Janet Lawler
The Ocean Story by John Seven
Oona by Kelly DiPucchio
Pierre the Penguin by Jean Marzollo
Poor Doreen by Sally Lloyd-Jones
The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
River by Elisha Cooper
Swimmy by Leo Lionni
Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester
Trapped! by Robert Burleigh
Water Day by Margarita Engle
Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea by Jan Peck
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