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Sea Stories Genre
Books in the Sea Stories genre:
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)
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)
Author(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Star-Spangled Banner (1973)
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)
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)
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)
Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Benjamin’s Treasure (2001)
Author(s):
Garth Williams
Illustrator(s):
Rosemary Wells
Garth Williams