This picture book describes treasures the sea leaves on the shore, such as a hermit crab, three starfish, and an anemone sitting on a twirly shell.

Spending the summer after sixth grade at his great-uncle's oceanside museum, Thatcher and local girl Trudy team up to help Shoal, one of the people of Atlantis cursed by a witch whose head still survives, and who has an army of monstrous creatures helping her.

Looking forward to a trip to the beach, where he hopes to find a seashell that will enable him to hear ocean sounds, Splat the Cat is frustrated by his inability to find anything but broken shells until he receives help from a special new friend.

Little Horse cannot resist the call of the wind, which encourages him to run like a wild colt and cavort by the sea.

Women, men, boys, and girls spend a day at the beach enjoying a variety of activities on the sand and in the water.