Summer Brings Berries - (First West Coast Books) by Roy Henry Vickers & Lucky Budd (Board Book)

Book Synopsis

Introduce babies and toddlers to the abundance of wild coastal food in this board book featuring vibrant new art by Roy Henry Vickers. Book 7 in the award-winning First West Coast Books series!

From salmonberries and spruce tips to crabs, mussels and spotted prawns, the West Coast is home to wild delicacies. In this sturdy and tactile board book, Roy Henry Vickers and Lucky Budd use rhyming text and colorful imagery to explore and celebrate traditional foods of the West Coast.

Summer Brings Berries is part of the award-winning First West Coast Book series, which helps babies and toddlers learn foundational knowledge (including their ABCs, colors and numbers). Book 7 will have children building vocabulary around taste, food and the wild world around them. Other books in the series include A Flock of Gulls, a Chorus of Frogs, A is for Anemone, Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak, Sockeye Silver, Saltchuck Blue, One Eagle Soaring and Hello Humpback!.

Review Quotes

Praise for the First West
Coast series:

"A is for Anemone is a
tactile knockout... the art literally stands out―every page includes a softly
embossed feature that often can't be seen until children run their fingers over
the page. The texture is in the tentacles of jellyfish, the lines of pouring
rain and a bird that is almost invisible to the eye... it's a touch
sensation." ―Shelf Awareness

"... Graceful,
well-constructed rhymes ("Hello humpback/ ocean blue/ chatty raven/ mountain
view") pair with First Nations artist Vickers's crisp, luminous scenes, with
animals drawn in the bold, abstracted style of the region's indigenous artists.
Glossy elements add literal and figurative dimension: as a boy fishes on a dock
under a blood-red sky, an enormous embossed fish can be faintly seen in the
water below. It's a gorgeous glimpse of the distinctive landscapes and
creatures of the Northwest, and it will enchant residents and nonlocal
alike." ―Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"The highlight is
Vickers's stunning printwork, which captivates children with sharp forms,
bright colors, and imaginative lines...This beautifully illustrated book
deserves a place on every shelf." ―School Library Journal, Starred Review

"From the "geek geek" of the eagle, to the creak and rustle of cedar branches in the wind, to the sacred drumming of a potlatch and the crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean, the rhythmic text, vibrant illustrations and glossy tactile finish of Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak will delight the very youngest readers." --Midwest Book Review