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Available
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Publication
Bloomsbury USA Childrens (2014), Edition: Brdbk, 30 pages
Description
Fergus is afraid to go in the water, but he and his baby brother Dink find a surfboard while collecting treasures along the seashore.
User reviews
LibraryThing member cindasox
Great illustrations, but slightly anti-climactic ending. The two friends discover treasure including a surf board... that they name Dave. Humor that children will relate to. I was engaged and excited right up to the end, then for me somehow it didn't quite hold up.
LibraryThing member debnance
Fergus and his little brother, Dink (wearing a diaper) are collecting objects on the beach when they run across a surfboard. Because the ocean had perceived yuckiness, however, they did not surf on it, but made it into a friend they named Dave. Dink decided Dave wanted to return to the ocean so he
“Dink looked long and hard at Dave.
He seemed to have lost his shine.
‘You miss the ocean, huh, big fella?
You should be wild! And free !’”
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set Dave free. Fergus rushed into the water to save Dave and, before he knew it, Fergus was surfing.“Dink looked long and hard at Dave.
He seemed to have lost his shine.
‘You miss the ocean, huh, big fella?
You should be wild! And free !’”
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LibraryThing member lilred18
Furgus and Dink tell a great story of getting over your fears and finding new things to love once you've conquered those fears. Deep water is an understandable fear for most of us. This is a great book illustrating that sometimes our fears aren't as scary as we make them out to be. Also, getting
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over a fear can be easier with someone near. Show Less
LibraryThing member Katieflu628
"Pig Kahuna" shows courageous pigs on a beach adventure. The pigs showed up at the beach to claim treasures found only on land. Before they knew it, they were fearless of the ocean and began to surf with a surfboard treasure they had found. This story points out that you never know, unless you try!
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Had the surf board not gone into the water, the pigs would have never tried to get over their fear and surf! Show Less
LibraryThing member kerribrary
IMHO, Dave is a perfect name for a surfboard.
LibraryThing member kerribrary
IMHO, Dave is a perfect name for a surfboard.
LibraryThing member kerribrary
IMHO, Dave is a perfect name for a surfboard.
Awards
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Picture Book — 2014)
Leaping Lizards List (2012)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
6.75 inches
ISBN
9781619631960