Boat Picture Books

"Thao Lam's family came to Canada as refugees during the Vietnam War. When Thao started thinking about how to tell this story, she couldn't stop thinking about ants: small, seemingly insignificant creatures who are able to travel amazingly long distances overwater, work hard, and thrive on almost every continent on the planet. The Paper Boat starts with a story inspired by Thao's mother's life: a young girl watches as a bowl of sugar water is put...

Publisher Annotation: Raise the sails and follow the wind across the green sea in this captivating marriage of lyrical prose and intricate illustrations from a renowned West Coast artist.

Publisher Annotation: A little sailboat has a big burst of determination when a fleet of tall ships needs assistance.

Borka, a goose with no feathers, has a hard life until a kindly dog and a sailor take her to Kew Gardens in London, where she finds a home and acceptance.

When a terrible storm hits the Gulf Coast, Bubba the bass boat, Bennie the airboat, and Sal the speedboat are called upon to help rescue people and animals. Inspired by the true story of rescues during Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Includes facts about hurricanes and the Cajun Navy.

Scout the tugboat spends her days chugging through the bright blue water, pulling and pushing ships into port and out to sea, but when an oil tanker is too heavy for Scout to pull alone, she discovers her friends are always willing to help.

"From panicking puffins to entangled sperm whales, Turtle Tug is out to rescue all his sea-dwelling friends"--

Little Tug knows what to do when the tall ship, the speedboat, and the ocean liner need him, and at such times, he is indispensible.

A little tugboat shows how he can bring big ships into the harbor even though he is small.

Little Toot the tugboat conquers his fear of rough seas when he single-handedly rescues an ocean liner during a storm.