Title | Linger by the sea |
Publication Type | Book |
Year of Publication | 1979 |
Authors | Itani, Frances, and Molly Lamb Bobak |
Number of Pages | 32 |
Publisher | Brunswick Press |
City | Fredericton, N.B |
Descriptors | Atlantic Canada; Families; Illustrated; Picture Book; Sea Stories; Seashore; Swimming; Tides |
Abstract | This picture book combines the blue watercolours of Fredericton illustrator Molly Bobak with the story of a family that spends their summer living by the sea. The book describes the sounds of the sea, high and low tides, the setting sun, the various seashells found on the shore, and the movement of the waves. The author, Frances Itani, lives in New Brunswick. |
Jurisdiction | Jurisdiction: New Brunswick |

The cover of Frances Itani's Linger by the Sea is a full colour reproduction of Bobak's watercolour "Beach." Itani's text details a family's day at the beach, and Bobak's watercolour illustrations appear as full page landscapes in blue, monochromatic washes and as sketches of human figures in blue lines and washes.