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Hello, Beach!
-Author Katherine Pryor and illustrator Rose Soini are a proven team who created HELLO, RAIN! and HELLO, GARDEN!, which Kirkus Reviews called, “Just right for little gardeners,” and Publishers Weekly called, “A garden journey to engage the senses, ideal for the youngest readers.” HELLO, BEACH! plans to feature the same characters and landscape as first two board books.
-Award-winning author who has a modest but growing social media presence and is active with school visits
-Katherine Pryor’s lyrical text will inspire repeat readings, and Rose Soini’s watercolor depictions of family life make readers feel deliciously comfortable. Her paintings are a world the reader wants to slip into, and make the natural world come alive with delightful details. HELLO, BEACH! will support parents seeking the many benefits of introducing children to nature and the outdoors from the youngest possible age, as well as kids newly discovering the joy of a day at the beach.
-Award-winning author who has a modest but growing social media presence and is active with school visits
-Katherine Pryor’s lyrical text will inspire repeat readings, and Rose Soini’s watercolor depictions of family life make readers feel deliciously comfortable. Her paintings are a world the reader wants to slip into, and make the natural world come alive with delightful details. HELLO, BEACH! will support parents seeking the many benefits of introducing children to nature and the outdoors from the youngest possible age, as well as kids newly discovering the joy of a day at the beach.
24 pages, Board Book
Published March 28, 2025
About the author
Katherine Pryor
16 books42 followersKatherine Pryor is an award-winning children’s book author and good food advocate. She grew up in California and Arizona before moving to Seattle to study food and farming. Her books are widely used in school garden curriculum, nutrition education, and anti-hunger initiatives. In addition to writing, Katherine has worked to create better food choices at institutions, large corporations & food banks.
She made her picture book debut with Sylvia’s Spinach, which is widely used to support nutrition education and school garden curriculum. Her second picture book, Zora's Zucchini, won the 2016 Growing Good Kids Book Award. Her third picture book, Bea's Bees, was called "a necessary addition to elementary library shelves as an important contribution to the understanding and conservation of bees" by School Library Journal.
Home is Calling: The Journey of the Monarch Butterfly won the SCBWI Charlotte & Wilbur Award for Compassion for Animals, was named a 2024 Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts by NCTE, and was featured on the Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List.
Kirkus Reviews called Spring is for Strawberries “A delightful blend of friendship, fresh food, melodious language, and luscious illustrations.”
Her first board book, Hello, Garden!, won the 2022 Gold Medal, IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award, and the book was extended into a four-book series including Hello, Rain!, Hello, Beach!, and Hello, Snow!, which won a 2025 Mom's Choice Gold Award.
She lives in Sonoma County, California.
She made her picture book debut with Sylvia’s Spinach, which is widely used to support nutrition education and school garden curriculum. Her second picture book, Zora's Zucchini, won the 2016 Growing Good Kids Book Award. Her third picture book, Bea's Bees, was called "a necessary addition to elementary library shelves as an important contribution to the understanding and conservation of bees" by School Library Journal.
Home is Calling: The Journey of the Monarch Butterfly won the SCBWI Charlotte & Wilbur Award for Compassion for Animals, was named a 2024 Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts by NCTE, and was featured on the Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List.
Kirkus Reviews called Spring is for Strawberries “A delightful blend of friendship, fresh food, melodious language, and luscious illustrations.”
Her first board book, Hello, Garden!, won the 2022 Gold Medal, IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award, and the book was extended into a four-book series including Hello, Rain!, Hello, Beach!, and Hello, Snow!, which won a 2025 Mom's Choice Gold Award.
She lives in Sonoma County, California.
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April 13, 2025
Another delightful installment of the Hello, series. The illustrations by Rose Soini are the most beautiful yet. Love this little family and their beautiful day out as told by Katherine.
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