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Books in the Sea Stories genre:

Men Against the Sea (1934)

Captain William Bligh and eighteen loyal men are cast off in a twenty-three foot open boat by the Bounty mutineers and set out for Coupang in Timor, a journey of more than 3,600 miles.

Pitcairn’s Island (1934)

Following the mutiny on HMS Bounty, Fletcher Christian along with eight of the Bounty’s crew, six Polynesian men and twelve Polynesian women sail for Pitcairn’s Island where they scuttle the Bounty.

Shark! Shark! (1934)

An early account of sport fishing for shark.

Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain (1936)

Tim runs away to sea and has many adventures before he is safe on land again.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Baby Island (1937)

When a ferocious storm hits their ship, young Mary and Jean become stranded on a deserted island. With them are four babies.

Author(s): Carol Ryrie Brink
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

Bright Island (1937)

The story of Thankful Curtis, her island home, her time at school and her return.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Mabel L. Robinson
Illustrator(s): Lynd Ward

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1938
Newbery Honor Book
Junior Literary Guild - 1937

Tim and Lucy Go to Sea (1938)

Tim and Lucy are invited to sail on a yacht, but are captured by mutineers. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

The Ship that Flew (1939)

Peter buys a model ship from an antique store for “all the money he has in the world -- and a little bit more” and discovers it can carry its owners through space and time.

Author(s): Hilda Lewis
Illustrator(s): Nora Lavrin

The Fair American (1940)

Sally’s Aunt Deborah is now married to Andrew’s father Captain Patterson. They all go on a voyage on the Fair American. In France they take on a cabin boy, Pierre. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Elizabeth Coatsworth
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

The Sea is All Around (1940)

Mab has been living with her aunt Sarah in Iowa. Now she is going to live with Aunt Belinda on Nantucket Island.

Author(s): Elizabeth Enright
Illustrator(s): Elizabeth Enright

Captain Kidd’s Cow (1941)

When their houseboat is threatened a gang of boys hijacks it and sets out down the Mississippi as pirates. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Phil Stong
Kurt Wiese
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

The Young Patriots (1941)

Patty escapes capture by pirates during the Revolutionary War and ends up on Block Island.

Author(s): Marjorie A. Hayes
Illustrator(s): Marie A. Lawson

The Merry Shipwreck (1942)

While Captain Barnacle is away, the mice set his barge adrift. Read online at archive.org.  This is the later edition. ... View More

Author(s): Georges Duplaix
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

The White Horse (1942)

Voyaging on the Fair American to Genoa, Sally, Andrew and Captain Patterson are captured by Moroccan pirates.

Author(s): Elizabeth Coatsworth
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

The Big Green Umbrella (1944)

One day the big green umbrella sets out to see the world and travels to China and back.

Author(s): Elizabeth Coatsworth
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain (1944)

Tim runs away to sea and has many adventures before he is safely at home again. This is the first paperback edition.

Author(s): Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Tim and Lucy Go to Sea (1944)

Tim and Lucy are invited to cruise on a yacht and are captured by mutineers.

Author(s): Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Censored the Goat (1945)

Jerry and Les lease their pet goat John Paul Jones to the U.S. Navy for the duration. Letters from servicemen chronicle his adventures on sea and land as he helps defeat the Japanese. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Phil Stong
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Fo’castle Waltz (1945)

The artist ships out for the Argentine.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

Robinson Crusoe (1946)

First published is 1719, this account of ‘eight and twenty years, all alone on an uninhabited island on the coast of America’ was based on the experiences of Alexander Selkirk, who was marooned on an island in the Pacific Ocean. Most rece... View More

Author(s): Daniel Defoe
Illustrator(s): Lynd Ward

Scuffy the Tugboat (1946)

The little tugboat wants to sail on the big waters, until he meets the sea.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Gertrude Crampton
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1946)

The Indian Prince calling himself Captain Nemo prowls beneath the sea seeking his revenge. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Jules Verne
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Oley the Sea Monster (1947)

A homesick seal, released by an aquarium keeper into a lake instead of being killed as ordered, leads to rumors of a great sea monster. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Marie Hall Ets
Aurora Labastida
Illustrator(s): None

The Seaweed Hat (1947)

Patty joins the captain for a tour of the bottom of the sea, protected by her seaweed hat. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

Seabird (1948)

The Seabird follows the history of American seafaring.

Read online at archive.org.

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1949

Treasure Island (1948)

When Jim Hawkins retrieves Flint’s map from the sea chest of the dead Billy Bones, Squire Trelawney and Doctor Livesey catch the treasure fever and outfit a ship to search for it. This is a much abbreviated edition.

The Pirates in the Deep Green Sea (1949)

Timothy and Hew join forces with Davy Jones to foil the villainous Dan Scumbril and his dastarly crew in their attempt to take over the ocean depths.

Author(s): Eric Linklater
Illustrator(s): William Reeves

Tim to the Rescue (1949)

Tim signs on with Captain McFee for another voyage and meets ship’s boy Ginger.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): E. Powys Mathers
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (1950)

The future admiral begins his career in the Justinian and is seasick off Spithead. Read online at archive.org.  ... View More

Author(s): C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s): Andrew Wyeth

One Morning in Maine (1952)

Sal goes with her father and sister Jane to the general store across the bay in Buck’s Harbor. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Robert McCloskey
Illustrator(s): Robert McCloskey

Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 1953

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952)

Edmund and Lucy Pevensie are visiting their cousin Eustice Scrubb when they are pulled into a picture of a Narnian ship and find themselves part of the crew of the Dawn Treader under the command of Caspian the tenth. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): C. S. Lewis
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

The Merry Shipwreck (1953)

While Captain Barnacle is away, the mice set his barge adrift.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Georges Duplaix
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

The Sailor Dog (1953)

Scuppers the dog becomes a sailor.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Tam Morgan, the Liveliest Girl in Salem (1953)

The story of a young tomboy in Salem.

 

Author(s): Ruth L. Holberg
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Tim in Danger (1953)

When Ginger runs away to sea, Tim and Charlotte sign on to a ship to follow him and endure many hardships before they all see home again. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

The Fantastic Tale of the Plucky Sailor and the Postage Stamp (1954)

The exploits of an intrepid sailor who goes to great lengths to help an old lady.

Author(s): Stephen Corrin
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

A Cabin for the Mary Christmas (1955)

School is closed by an epidemic and the Brice children spend the long vacation helping to build a cabin on a small sailboat. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Vera A. Amrein
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain (1955)

Tim runs away to sea and has many adventures before he is safe at home again. This post-war edition was completely redrawn and additional text added to make it the standard 48 page length. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

The Minnow on the Say (1955)

David and Adam spend the summer in a canoe, The Minnow, on the River Say searching for a lost treasure. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Philippa Pearce
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Scuffy the Tugboat (1955)

Scuffy wants to sail on the big waters, until he meets the ocean.

Author(s): Gertrude Crampton
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Viking’s Dawn (1956)

A young man embarks on his first Viking voyage, full of danger and violence and just a little mystery.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Henry Treece
Illustrator(s): Henry Treece

Pagoo (1957)

The life history of a hermit crab.

Read online at archive.org.

 

Jim at the Corner (1958)

An old sailor sits at the corner of Derry’s street and tells the children tales. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

The Minnow Leads to Treasure (1958)

David and Adam spend the summer in a canoe, the Minnow, on the River Say in search of treasure. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Philippa Pearce
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Tim and Lucy Go to Sea (1958)

Time and Lucy are invited to cruise on a yacht and are captured by mutineers.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Esmeralda Ahoy! (1959)

Four children in a sailboat on the Thames.

Author(s): Elizabeth Fairholme
Pamela Powell
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Wonder Tales of Ships and Seas (1959)

A collection of folktales from around the world dealing with the sea and ships.

Author(s): Frances Carpenter
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Gogo the French Seagull (1960)

Gogo, the gourmet French seagull follows the Queen of France back and forth across the Atlantic.

Author(s): Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

Boy Overboard! (1961)

Peter goes on his first voyage aboard the San Andres and has more adventures than he bargained for.

Author(s): Captain George H. Grant
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Tinker and Tanker and the Pirates (1961)

Adventure on the high seas with the adventuresome rabbit and his hippo friend.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Tim’s Friend Towser (1962)

Tim and Ginger are cabin boys aboard the S.S. Royal Fusilier when they find a puppy and smuggle him aboard - to the Captain’s great disgust. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Moon Blossom & the Golden Penny (1963)

When they see the golden penny, all the Chinese merchants are eager to give Moon Blossom whatever she needs, and give her mother a new junk. But what is the golden penny? Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

More Adventures of Tinker and Tanker (1963)

An omnibus containing Tinker and Tanker and the Pirates, and Tinker and Tanker in Africa, and Tinker and Tanker: Knights of the Round Table.... View More

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Peter the Wanderer (1963)

Peter has a series of adventures as he tries to return a key to an old man he once met.

Author(s): Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Christopher Columbus (1965)

A brief life of the Admiral of the Ocean Sea who discovered America in 1492.

Author(s): Mary Irene Cathcart Borer
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Tim and Ginger (1965)

When Ginger is trapped offshore by the rising tide Tim rows out to rescue him. A storm comes up and they are sent on the rocks. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Boats (1967)

A collection of pictures of boats.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Hurrah, We’re Outward Bound! (1968)

A collection of sea chanteys and salt-water rhymes accompanies the story of the first voyage of La Jeune Francaise from Honfleur, France to New York, Dartmouth and home again.

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Robinson Crusoe (1968)

First published is 1719, this account of ‘eight and twenty years, all alone on an uninhabited island on the coast of America’ was based on the experiences of Alexander Selkirk, who was marooned on an island in the Pacific Ocean. Most rece... View More

Author(s): Daniel Defoe
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Tim to the Lighthouse (1968)

When Tim observes that the lighthouse is not lit, he and Captain McFee go to investigate. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Treasure Island (1970)

When Jim Hawkins retrieves Flint’s map from the sea chest of the dead Billy Bones, Squire Trelawney and Doctor Livesey catch the treasure fever and outfit a ship to search for it.

Author(s): Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrator(s): Lynd Ward

Adventures of Captain William Walrus (1972)

A ship’s crew searches for underwater treasure and deals with a runaway locomotive.

Author(s): Georges Duplaix
Illustrator(s): Enzo Giannini

Pie Rats Ahoy! (1972)

Uncle Willy uses a clever disguise to save his boat from a gang of pirates and make Busytown safe again. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Richard Scarry’s Hop Aboard! Here We Go! (1972)

This is an anthology of previously published pictures in a larger format.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Tim’s Last Voyage (1972)

In the tenth and last of Tim’s adventures he and Ginger end up in classic form wrecked on the Goodwin Sands. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

The Star-Spangled Banner (1973)

Oh, say can you see, by the dawn’s early lightWhat so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Francis Scott Key
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

The Salmon (1976)

An illustrated account of the life cycle of the salmon.

Author(s): Claude Nicolas
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

The Dolphin (1977)

An illustrated account of the life cycle of the dolphin.

Author(s): Claude Nicolas
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Ship’s Cook Ginger (1977)

Tim and Ginger are off on another sea voyage. When the crew is laid low by food poisoning the two friends must come to the rescue.

Author(s): Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Demetrius and the Golden Goblet (1980)

The King asks Demetrius, a sponge diver, to tell him what he finds on the bottom of the sea. Read online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Eve Bunting
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Master Salt the Sailor’s Son (1980)

When the Salt family sails to Coconut Island, they decide to leave Sammy Salt behind because he is too little. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): André Amstutz

Run Away Home (1982)

The Marlows help a young boy return to his father, but it requires a dangerous sea voyage.

Author(s): Antonia Forest
Illustrator(s): Roger Phillips

Going Places on the Water (1987)

It’s fun to go on the water by sail, steam or paddle.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Richard Scarry’s Harry and Larry the Fishermen (1988)

Harry and Uncle Larry have fun fishing.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Richard Scarry’s Colorful Boats (1990)

The harbor is filled with boats of every color.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Richard Scarry’s Boats (1991)

Pictures of ships and boats.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Skeleton Crew (1992)

Three skeletons have a good time on their sailing vacation, until their boat is boarded by pirates. We count 22 unnumbered pages. Read online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): André Amstutz

South Pacific (1992)

Adapted from the Broadway musical, this book tells the story of Nellie and Emile, Joe and Liat.

Author(s): James A. Michener
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Father, May I Come? (1993)

Two stories of Dutch lifesaving boats and their crews are separated by more than three hundred years, but nothing essential has changed. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Benjamin’s Treasure (2001)

A rabbit gets stranded on a deserted island with a trunk full of treasure and must find his way home. This is a picture book version of “The Adventures of Benjamin Pink.” The illustrations have been colored by Rosemary Wells. Read online ... View More

Author(s): Garth Williams
Illustrator(s): Rosemary Wells
Garth Williams

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