daniellesalwaysreading's review
3.0
This story is about a boy playing on the beach who almost gets lost.
beecheralyson's review
4.0
The illustrations for this story were beautiful. A little boy creates a long, meandering tail for his drawing in the sand which leads to creativity and exploration and a return back to his dad.
teddancin's review
4.0
This is a very sweet book. It's not humorous. The illustrations are great. The line in the sand is a clever way to get the reader's eye from the left side of the 2 page spread to the right side and turning the page. Zig, zag, swish, and swoosh are good onomatopoeia words. It's a good representation of things you might find on the beach and things you can do at the beach. Also a good story for portraying not straying *too* far from your parents and not getting upset about something like your sand art getting wet at the beach. Sand art will be fleeting.
libraryrobin's review
3.0
A cute little boy follows the line he has drawn in the sand back to his dad.
libscote's review
4.0
I think I like this story so much because it reminds me of my own behavior at the beach when I was a child.
caroline16's review
5.0
Reminds me of the magic of walking along the shoreline as a kid. With big, beautiful, realistic illustration that is perfect for storytime.
libraryjen's review
3.0
As I was watching this kid get farther and farther from his dad and his original sand drawing, I wondered if this really was a good choice for preschool story time. However, when Greg gets back to his dad - it's obvious that Dad has been watching him the whole time. I'm still not sure that I want to send my little guys the message that wondering down the beach is okay as long as you draw yourself a "lion's tale" to follow home (especially with how easy it is for the water to destroy said path), but the book is so realistic and the illustrations are so beautiful. Maybe we'll read it and have a discussion about the dangers of wandering off, if I can figure out how to do that without spoiling the enjoyment of the book...
Edited June 2018: Used it in preschool story time and it was okay, but got a little long. I won't use it again.
Edited June 2018: Used it in preschool story time and it was okay, but got a little long. I won't use it again.
24hourlibrary's review
3.0
In A Beach Tail, young Greg finds a loophole in his father's instructions to stay near a lion he drew in the sand and to stay away from the water at the ocean. By drawing a lengthy tail down the sands of the beach, Greg never technically leaves the lion but ends up far away from his father (who finds humor in the situation, despite the apparent distance between them). A simple story with soft and realistic illustrations, A Beach Tail might be appropriate for storytime, but may not hold the kind of excitement necessary to capture the attention of a group of little ones for an extended period. As Greg explores the beach, the audience will learn about typical sights at the ocean.