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Things In The Sea Are Touching Me! by Minky Stapleton, Linda Jane Keegan
4.0

This is so much fun! A little girl goes to the beach with her mums, and keeps being horrified by sea life that has the temerity to brush up against her. No, not sharks or anything like that - seaweeds and mangrove seeds and tiny crabs, that sort of thing. Admittedly, the central character's a bit of a cowardy custard, but it's a good way to teach young kids to be fascinated by things that live in the sea rather than to be afraid of them. The illustrations are lovely too.