you me and the big blue sea by fitzpatrick, marie-louise

Roaring Brook Press, 2002. Hardcover. Fine/very good +. When Mother tells her young son about a sea voyage they took some years earlier she adds, "but you were only a baby, you wouldn't remember." But, as the reader soon discovers, the boy has quite vivid memories--of increasingly hilarious goings-on that made no impression whatsoever on his amusingly oblivious mother and aunt."PreS-Gr. 2. What do little children remember? In this case, quite a lot. Set in the nineteenth century, this charming, frisky tale begins as a mother reminds her son about a trip they took across the ocean. The boy was only a toddler then, so Mum is sure that he doesn't remember much. But as the book proceeds, it's clear that he remembers quite a bit--though he remembers things much differently from the way his mother has fixed them in her mind. Mum, for instance, recalls that the ship pulled away "without any fuss," but the watercolors show a mate falling overboard. Mum thinks… Read More

Brookfield, Connecticut: Roaring Brook Press, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used Book: Hard Cover Standard used condition. Reading copy or better.

Brookfield, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Roaring Brook, 2002. First American Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. unpaginated. clean tight copy Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Brookfield: Roaring Brook Press, 2002. 1st. Hardcover. As New. Fitzpatrick, Marie-Louise. 1st ptg.,oblong 8vo picture book, pictorial boards. When his mother tells a little boy of their apparently uneventful sea voage, it's clear from the charming water color illustrations he remembers a lot more about it than she ever noticed. As new, fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.

Roaring Brook Press, 2002-10-01. Hardcover. Good.

Roaring Brook Press, 2002. Please email us if you would like further information or if you would like us to send you a picture of the book. The book i am offering may not have the same cover as the one pictured. they are stock photos from the site. Thanks for looking! . First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. Illus. by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.