Jules vs. The Ocean Kate Messner has created a masterful and

has created a masterful and classic picture book that combines an evocative call-and-response text with delicate and lovely illustrations

which is one of The American Library Association's top 100 banned books of the last decade

A tender picture book about grief and the many ways to offer comfort in sad times

the owner refuses to let them fly

Winner of the 2016 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award

Jules vs. The Ocean Kate Messner has created a masterful andFrom the creator of Not Quite Narwhal 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! Jules is going to build the biggest, the fanciest, and the most excellent sandcastle. Her sister will be so impressed. But the ocean has other plans. Jules keeps building bigger, fancier, and more excellent castles, and waves keep smashing