Harry by the Sea

 Title: Harry by the Sea

Author: Gene Zion 

Illustrated By: Margaret Bloy Graham

Summary: A little black and white dog named Harry, was at the beach with his owners one day. Harry did not like the hot sun so he tried to get under his owner's umbrella, but got pushed out because there was no room left. Harry tried going under a sand castle and walking behind a person for some shade, but both ideas didn't end up well. Harry ended up by the shore of the ocean and got crushed by a giant wave. Harry got covered in seaweed from the giant wave. Children in the water saw Harry covered in seaweed and thought he was a sea monster! Harry swam towards the sand, and everyone noticed the small creature covered in seaweed. Everyone was running away from Harry, but he was just looking for his family. Beach attendants were trying to capture Harry, so he was running all over the beach. Harry found a hot dog stand and jumped up in the air for a yummy snack, and all the seaweed fell off. Harry's family was so happy to see Harry after looking all over for him. The next time the family went to the beach, they brought their new umbrella that was big enough for Harry to lay under as well. 

Harry by the Sea is such a cute and fun book to read. I enjoyed reading it and the ending was just so precious to me. I think a lot of young students would love to read or listen to this book. I rate this book a 5/5 and recommend it to any young children.