Your child will love reading A Friendly Town That’s Almost Always By The Ocean: By Kir Fox and Shelley Coats!
A Friendly Town That’s Almost Always By The Ocean: By Kir Fox & Shelley Coats
In A FRIENDLY TOWN THAT’S ALMOST ALWAYS BY THE OCEAN! (Disney-Hyperion; On Sale: April 17, 2018) by Kir Fox (aka Kirsten Hubbard) and M. Shelley Coats (aka Michelle Schusterman), Davy’s fifth grade class uncovers the secrets of their peculiar town in a series of linked tales that pair the whimsy of Sideways Stories from Wayside School with the delightful eeriness of Welcome to Night Vale.
Welcome to Topsea, the strangest place you’ll ever visit. In this town, the coves are bottomless and the pier has no end in sight. There’s a high tide and a low tide… and a vanishing tide. Dogs are a myth, but mermaids are totally real. And seaweed is the main ingredient in every meal—watch out, it might just start chewing you back!
New kid Davy definitely thinks Topsea is strange. His mom keeps saying they’ll get used to life in their new town—it’s just the way things are on the coast! But after his first day at Topsea School, Davy finds himself wondering: Why is his locker all the way at the bottom of the school swimming pool? Why can’t anyone remember his name? (It’s Davy!) And why does everyone act like all of this is normal?!
Why Kids Love This Book!
This book is wacky and fun! Kir Fox and Shelley Coats have a childlike sense of humor that captures the lighthearted side of life. Things are so backwards and fun in Topsea. For any child that is bored easily with other books, try out A Friendly Town. Kids relate to Davy, as they try to understand the craziness of Topsea and the hilarity of this abnormal seaside town.
About Kir Fox (AKA Kirsten Hubbard)
Kir Fox is the pen name of author Kirsten Hubbard. This is the first book Kir has authored under this name. As Kirsten Hubbard she has published quite a few young adult books.
I found a fantastic interview with both authors on the Jean Book Nerd blog. You have to check it out! Like did you know Kir Fox wrote her first novella in 6th grade? If you go over today you can even enter to win a book giveaway!
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Sounds like a very cute book, I bet my daughters would LOVE it!! My oldest’s birthday is coming up, so thank you for the gift idea!
These are certainly some great books for kids. I will add these to my list to buy for my little man
Sounds like a fun read! Will check this out for my son. 🙂
Great review of the books but I love the cover of the books. Bright colors and nice picture!
This sounds adorable, My kiddos will love this book. Going to put it on your next to read list!
Looks like a nice book to read and I am sure my daughter will definitely love it. Thank you for sharing!
This book cover is so nice, I am sure this is a good book to read and my daughter will surely love it.
I love fantasy genre and your narration just wants me to order the book right away! Love the title. Thanks for introducing this amazing book.
The cover on this book really grabbed my attention, it definitely looks like a great read for kids when you described it as wacky and fun! Definitely one to look out for.
I always purchase books for my grandchildren for birthdays and holidays. I am sure they will enjoy visiting Topsea as much as I will enjoy reading it to them.
It’s so nice that people are reviewing and recommending more books for the kids especially since it’s good to have them read more during Spring and Summer when the break from school is longer. Love this one, it sounds so exciting!
Oh I love this book, my imagination power will surely be use (haha) Love to read this one on my travel. I love that Author’s get interviewed as well, I think it’s important that author’s get some reward as well. They work very hard for making their books I love to get some copies of this.
Oh I love this book, my imagination power will surely be use (haha) Love to read this one on my travel. I love that Author’s get interviewed as well, I think it’s important that author’s get some reward as well. They work very hard for making their books. lovely post!
I’ve been trying to encourage my youngest to keep reading. This book sounds so fun and interesting to read and I’m sure she’ll enjoy the story as well!
This sounds like a great book! How can dogs be a myth? What?! My 7 year old would go crazy over this. I’m definitely gonna have to check this out!
Looks like a great read for kids! It’s super important for kids to start reading early and get engaged with stories 🙂
It sounds like such a fun book, and I adore the cover! It’s so adorable, AND it has a cat… my favorite for sure. <3
This sounds like a great book and fun to read! I love wacky and topsy-turvy stories as it sparks children’s imagination. ??
This book sounds great – not just for the kids but for adults too! Love the cover as well.