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Category: Dogs

Scylla and Charybdis as Glowing Deep-Sea Squids in Latvian Children’s Book “Ocean and Desert”

Homer’s horrible creatures, Scylla and Charybdis, keep re-appearing in many stories of the Sea Library. One of the books with … More

Alise Mediņa

“The Secret of Black Rock” by Joe Todd-Stanton

Erin is fascinated by the legend of Black Rock. It is huge, dark and spiky mass that is said to destroy boats. But are the tales really true? One day Erin sneaks on board her mother’s fishing boat to find out.

Joe Todd-Stanton

“Albert and the Whale” by Philip Hoare

Sea comes back closer again, ice melts, and a silver cover appears. There are not so many books that I am afraid to begin because who knows where will I become stranded this time. “Albert and the Whale” by Philip Hoare is published in March, 2021.

Albrecht Dürer, Philip Hoare

“Mrs Armitage and the Big Wave” by Quentin Blake

Surf’s up! Mrs. Armitage and her dog, Breakspear, paddle out to surf the Big Wave. Soon the kindly Mrs. Armitage notices that Breakspear’s little legs are getting tired–so she swims off and returns with an inflatable desert island for him to rest on.

Quentin Blake
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