I love to take vacations with (and without) my children. We can buy souvenirs and take pictures, but in the end it’s the memories that we hold most dear. Not only is remembering an important part of our vacations, but the anticipation is part of the fun as well.
When we moved here to Connecticut five years ago, we knew that we wanted to visit Cape Cod. We’ve been there twice and still hold on to memories of playing in the sand (while trying to keep warm!), whale watching, and the special kind of fun that a beach vacation brings.
I was so excited to share The Cods of Cape Cod Love Their Summer Vacation with my five-year-old son Kyle. We both loved it. The first afternoon I read it to him, he asked me to read it again before he went to bed. That’s a sure fine sign of approval, is it not?
Whether you’ve been to Cape Cod or not (or are planning to go), if you have a beach vacation in your past or your future, The Cods of Cape Cod is a great way to introduce or relive those special beachy activities. The rhyming verse is catchy (not corny as is so often the case in these types of books), and the artwork is absolutely beautiful.
Watch the quick video below to get a taste of what I mean:
Check out illustrator Dave O’Neill’s blog. You can also follow them on Facebook and learn more about them at their website Shankman and O’Neill.com.
If you like this book, there’s more. Click through to our reviews of The Boston Balloonies and I Met a Moose in Maine One Day on 5 Minutes for Mom and 5 Minutes for Giveaways where you can enter to win signed copies of each of those books as well.
And if you’d like to win a signed copy of The Cods of Cape Cod just leave a comment here (Only one comment per person please!). We’ll announce the winner on November 7.
Jennifer Donovan blogs at Snapshot about her too-infrequent trips and adventures, but mostly covers the daily life in Connecticut of her Kindergarten son and tween daughter, all of whom love books too!
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[...] All of Shankman and O’Neill’s books are amazing. Clever stories that my girls want to hear over and over again and illustrations that draw you in to each page of the book. You can read our reviews of Boston Balloonies and The Cods of Cape Cod here and here. [...]
Sounds like a good one to me!
This one sounds like fun!
What a great book. It looks like it would be so much fun to read.
Oh this sounds delightful! I would LOVE this for my parents Cape Cod cottage which is often rented by families with small children. The kids AND we adults would love it! My nieces and nephews who have fallen in love with the Cape at a young age would surely enjoy it.
I can’t say it enough. I love books. There is just something so wonderful about them. : )
This looks like a really fun book!
This looks adorable! Count me in.
This and the other books look so fun, love the adorable liiustrations!
Thank you for the chance to win this charming book. All 3 of them are adorable.
It sounds delightful. Thanks for the opportunity.
bgcchs(at)yahoo(dot)com
What fun books!
Thanks,
gahome2mom/at/gmail/dt/com
this looks like a fun book
I can’t believe my library doesn’t carry it!
That was such a cute video. I would love to get this book for my children. They would love it!
I’d love to win this for my grandsons!
mittens0831 at aol dot com
This would be a really great book for my grandson. Thank you!
I have not been to the cape since college, my girls would love the book
I’ve been meaning to get to the Cape but the thought of the traffic scares us away. Maybe the book would be the perfect little tease for a surprise family getaway.
What a great book this sounds like! Thanks.
pbclark(at)netins(dot)net
Cute, book! Never been to Cape Cod, but would love to visit!
I’d love to win! I love the Cape.
My husband is from near Cape Cod. We love to go there when we visit family.
This past summer we took the grandkids and stayed for a couple of days. Everyone had a blast!
My kids love the beach (no surprise there!), but we’ve never been to Cape Cod despite living in the Northeast. I would love to go. Thanks for the chance to win this book!
I’m so happy that you told me about this wonderful author. I’m very excited to add all of their books to my storytime collection for my Grandchildren
This looks so cute! Thanks for the chance to win!
Looks like fun.
what a great book! I grew up going to the Cape every summer and this book would be so fun to share with my kids! great giveaway!!
Oh, I love that picture of the whale, and the sunset at the end…
I love the title of this one! How cute!
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Looks like a cute book, we’d love a chance to win!
This looks like a great book!
This would be just a perfect addition to my kids library.
Sounds like a book my daughter would enjoy.
So cute! Thanks!
Love to win thanks
These books look cute! Thanks for the chance to win.
This looks like a wonderful book for my son. Thanks for the chance to win.
I’d like to win this for my daughter. Please enter me in the giveaway.
my daughtr would really enjoy this
This looks like an adorable book.
I live on the Cape and would love to have this for my grandkids in Florida – cute story!
i bet thats a good read
Sign me up…sounds like a good read
Always looking for new books
I must agree the artwork is gorgeous from what I have seen so far.
These book look super cute. I’d love to win one. Thanks.
lkish77123 at gmail dot com
I bet Caroline would love this book! We LOVE the beach! Maybe I’ll win!!
It looks great.
What a really cute idea for a book
As a native New Englander..who adores ‘The Cape’ I would LOVE to win this book for my wonderful niece
THANKS