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A Beach Tail

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The ocean waves lapped the shore as Gregory stood with his father looking down at the lion he had just drawn in the sand. His father had asked if it was a "Sea Lion," but Gregory told him it was a "Sandy Lion," a lion without a tail. His Dad gave him specific instructions not to leave Sandy or go into the water while he "sat down on the dolphin towel under the blue umbrella." Gregory drew a tail on Sandy with his drawing stick and kept moving it along in the sand until he came to a dead purple jellyfish. He hadn't left Sandy because his tail was with him and he hadn't stepped foot in the ocean. "Swish-swoosh," the waves kept coming in and going out as he worked.

Gregory kept moving along the edge of the water. He dragged his body through an old sand castle, but was still attached to Sandy as he moved his drawing stick through the sand. His brown skin was becoming speckled with bits of damp sand. His adventure continued as he moved his stick this way and that around a horseshoe crab and then again around a little ghost crab. His eyes were wide with adventure and soon he wrote his nickname, "G-R-E-G," in the sand. He hadn't left Sandy, but "suddenly a wave snuck up onto the sand" and doused his toes. "Swish-swoosh," he had kept his promise, but after a while he couldn't see his Dad. What was Gregory going to do?

This nostalgic, gentle tale of a beach adventure will bring back memories and make the reader smile. Everyone can remember their own little "adventures" when they were children whether they were on a beach, traversing a field, or exploring a wooded area. I loved watching Gregory move along the beach and even though it seemed like he was traveling a long distance, his father was probably eying his movements during the little journey. The artwork is beautiful and seemed to capture the adventurous spirit of a little boy. This story is one that children will enjoy, but parents will love as they remember the adventures their own children have gone on!