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My daughter actually paused during the beach scene to ask why Ana looked sad, which never happens. I've been using it at bedtime to talk about feelings without it turning into a lecture.

My toddler asks for "the beach book" every single night now, and I love that it's a sturdy hardcover that can survive her enthusiastic page-turning. The story has actually sparked real conversations about how other kids might feel, which is exactly what I hoped for from a book about empathy.

We’ve been reading A Day at the Beach every night since it arrived, and the hardcover binding has held up beautifully against my toddler’s enthusiastic page-turning. The story itself opens up a gentle way to talk about feelings, which is more than I expected from a picture book. It’s become a solid