The ocean is a beautiful and fascinating place for children and adults alike. And there are an amazing number of wonderful books about the ocean that any child would love. I’ve picked a handful of ocean themed books for preschoolers in today’s post.
Inspire your child to learn more about the sea with these fascinating ocean themed books for preschoolers (and up).
Into the A, B, Sea and One Nighttime Sea are both by Deborah Lee Rose. Steve Jenkins beautifully illustrates these books with collage artwork. Into the A, B, C names ocean creatures beginning with each letter of the alphabet. One Nighttime Sea counts ocean animals from one to ten and back to one. Learn more about each animal in the back of the books.
Shells, Shells, Shells by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace is a great primer on shells for little ones. Written as a story, a little bear and his mom discover different types of shells as they explore the beach.
Want to take all of this ocean fun further? Check out the free printable Ocean Matching Pack from Life over C’s. Or try this fun mixed media project to create a Sailboat Painting from Life Between Little and Big. Have fun!
What are your favorite ocean themed books for preschoolers?
Love this and love the theme of your blog! It’s so fun to have a book to go along with a theme or art project. Pinning this to my kids book and craft page – thanks so much!
Thanks so much, Susan! And thanks for your great project idea! We are mid-way through the sailboat painting project and wondering what to use for origami paper if I can’t find any! 😉
Usborne Books and More has a lot of great sea/ocean books I use with my 3 year old!
1,2,3 By the Sea or See Under the Sea
I’ve enjoyed most of the Usborne books I’ve seen. I’m sure their ocean ones are great, like you say. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
I just posted on another blog that featured sea reads too that my daughter just took an art class where the subject was the ocean. These books would make a great follow up. My daughter really enjoys the Rainbow Fish book and really anything with mermaids.
I just posted on another blog featuring sea reads that my daughter just took an ocean themed art class. These books would be a great follow up. My daughter’s favorite ocean read is probably Rainbow Fish and anything with mermaids (princesses of the sea).
That sounds like a terrific class! She might enjoy The Mermaid and the Shoe. Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
Oops sorry about the double entry, I didn’t think the first comment went thru. I showed my daughter a preview of the Mermaid and the Shoe and she said she wanted me to read it right now! I will have to see if I can get at the library. Thanks!
Awesome! Ours had it, so I hope you are able to find it at yours. 🙂 Maybe it will be a new favorite.
Hey Carolyn!
Thanks so much for stopping by my ocean themed post too! It was fun to see your list and I already added one to my holds at the library. My daughter is obsessed with her recent sea shell finds and is always asking what they are. That Shells book looks perfect. Thanks for the recommendation!
Oh good! I hope she enjoys it 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
I love One Morning in Maine! We live a 10 minute walk from the Indian Ocean so you’d think I’d be able to rattle off a bunch of favorite ocean themed books, but I am coming up empty! I’m going to have to go hunting in our bookshelves to find some tomorrow!
Oh, I just thought of a favorite! How Will We Get to the Beach? My three middle children (ages 8, 5, and 2) ask for it over and over! The 8-year old actually did a video book review of it that you can see here if you’re interested: http://desperatehomeschoolers.com/2014/05/19/will-get-beach-video-book-review/.
Thanks for sharing this at Booknificent Thursday!
Tina
Aww, I loved her video book review! That looks like a fun book! Wow, living there must be an amazing experience for your kids! Thanks for stopping by 🙂